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ganbare, SATORU!

fic: Continuing Education (Charles/Erik, modern AU; NOW COMPLETE-ish)

Not quite sure how to say this, but some years ago a fellow fan and I embarked on a 200k+ word angstfest of a Charles/Erik fic. We were within a couple chapters of finishing when Life happened (in my case, horrific crushing anxiety and the tenure track--these two were not entirely unrelated) and the fic fell by the wayside. Eventually it fell of AO3 altogether for reasons having to do with my co-author moving on from fannish spaces and my complete disconnection from anything that had once given me joy. I was thoroughly out of fandom by that time myself, and it was with a lot of surprise that I saw--when I opened AO3 and Tumblr for the first time in more than six years thanks to BG3--people had been asking about CE, what had happened to it, what would happen.

Since it seems there's been a resurgence of interest in XMFC-verse and Charles/ Erik in particular, it seemed like a good time to resurrect the fic and, while not republishing it on AO3, posting it as a PDF that acknowledges my now-unnamed co-author and the fact that without them this fic would not exist. Both of us made it what it is.

The PDF linked above also includes a final chapter that ties up Charles and Erik's story together, as well as other related threads from the supporting characters. I wrote it based on memories of discussions about how we both saw Charles and Erik's story ending, and--of course!--what could realistically happen with Shaw. This final chapter is entirely a solo effort on my part, and thus its many deficiencies are my fault alone.

Before reading the fic, PLEASE READ THE TAGS ON THE FIRST PAGE and take note of the Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings retained from the fic's AO3 listing.

Anyway, this thing has been a long time coming. I hope you all enjoy.

happy birthday to my king

p.s: (Yuji and Megumi made the cake, Nobara kept "tasting" if its good)

This has nothing to do with Hawks - but yes.

hawk design update. this gentleman has gone scarlet with age and will probably turn pyre soon.

a good way to tell a hawk's age at a glance is to note their coloration. newly kindled hawk chicks come in a range of whites, blues, and violets that shift to warmer colors as they age, and eventually end up in deep red territory.

*SLIDES OUT FROM UNDER YOUR BED* Tell me more about "the night circus" cherik AU daddy!! *sparkles*

ahhh!! *bundles you up* I don’t know!! I only have vague thoughts about it. things like: 

charles and raven’s first night at magneto’s traveling circus and experiencing the joy of being carefree and truly happy for one of the first times in their lives 

charles’s heartbreak after that first night when raven decides to stay and won’t come back home with him 

the next few years afterwards with charles learning how to be alone again, trying to be the son his mother wants, dreaming about the circus every night like clockwork 

dreaming about the mysterious magneto, who had welcomed them to the circus that first night and who had been so enchanting charles had nearly forgotten about all the rest of the circus 

sharon marrying kurt, which is when charles starts actively searching for the night circus again, giving up all hope of ever being happy at the mansion

maybe charles eventually gives up hope of ever finding the circus?? maybe it was only for teens and adolescents and it won’t ever appear to him again?? 

erik bringing the circus to him after charles has given up hope

REUNIONS 

HAPPY ENDING 

@thea-polis??

Someone who knows about flowers and symbolism can you please over analyze these variant covers I will kiss you platonically

(There are other pictures with characters holding flowers if you want to over analyze those ones too I will give you a cookie)

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