Eliyes

I have no problem with Northstar marrying his boyfriend; they're a cute couple, and comics need to stop trying to keep everyone in this relationship limbo thing.

What I want to know is why the hell are they getting married in New York?! They're both Canadian citizens! Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada since 2005! Why not get married there, avoiding the red tape of having your wedding in another country -- always a pain in the ass. They can have a post-wedding party in New York if for some reason a bunch of the guests couldn't go to Canada -- have the X-Men moved back to NY, even? I thought they were still based off the West Coast?

"Tango By Two"

( double drabble about dancing -- sorta )

Title: Fealty
Characters: Iceman, Northstar, Nightcrawler
Summary: Followers make their leaders, sometimes more literally than others.


( Bitty ficlet under the cut )

This is a little drabble set before M-Day, some short time after the wedding kerfuffle, and written primarily because I like to think Alex gained some wisdom from his time in the Mutant X universe.

( Jean-Paul's making comparisons. Alex is just being helpful. )

Title: Pool Time Rules
Characters: Northstar/Iceman
Word count: 1106
Summary: Swimsuit shenanigans! Much more fun than "Cruel Summer Day".
Author's notes: For timemonkey. I hope you like it!

( Jean-Paul Beaubier slung his towel over his shoulder, the better to stand with his hands on his hips and stare at the pool )

Title: Do Over
Word count: 2592
Warnings: not!death fic
Author's notes bitching: ( are whiny under the cut )
Summary: What if you could go back and do one thing differently? What would the consequences be?

( Everyone has regrets, but for all that he had at times doubted himself, Bobby Drake had lived a hero. )

Cross-posted to speedsicle and also to frozen_breaths.

I inadvertently bought that issue of Alpha Flight today. Also the one where Walter gets turned back into a dude (note: it is still Snowbird's body!) which is just not very good at all. Of all the AF I bought today, the one where Kara Killgrave brings Northstar back to Mansion Alpha is one of my faves.

Regardless of the book, I did notice something. Everyone does a lot of ragging on JP all the time. Walter, yes, all the damned time. Heather. Puck. Maddie. The only one who likes him unreservedly is Kara, in fact.

Northstar: *saves Kara's mom from baddies*
Kara's Mom: Oh my -- you're Jean-Paul Beaubier! My daughter has posters of you all over her room!
Northstar: How flattering. -_-

It's no wonder he's a bitch to you guys, people! Try not being a complete jerk to him all the time! Fortunately things will get friendlier later.

The twins have this adorable "shouting something in unison" thing going on when Ernest St. Ives came back. X3

I look at the older issues, long long before JP was officially outed, and I wonder if the artists were told to draw his body language as coming across gay. I really do. There are poses and gestures he gets drawn doing that the other guys don't, but some of the girls do.

Title: Unsaid
Author: eliyes
Slash Y/N?: Pre-slash, I think.
Warning: ANGST. There are TEARS. I don't usually write this st-- okay, actually, I write it all the time, I just almost never post it. But this time I am. Uh, sorry? ^^;
Author's notes: Fic takes place after this.

( I know it's hard to keep an open heart when even friends seem out to harm you )

Title: Maple Syrup and Backstory
Rating: G, or maybe PG-13 for Jean-Paul crushing on Bobby, I guess.
Author's notes: I've been wanting to do something with maple syrup and something with the various experiences the X-Men have had with Marvel!Norse. I'm not sure this entirely satisfied the urge.


( I dreamt about you last night, Jean-Paul )

I wrote the following three short fanfics after reading X-Men Annual #1 (January 2007). Therefore, spoiler alert! Also, they won't make much sense if you haven't either read that or found out what happened. (Especially the third one.) All of them take place in a hypothetical near future that presumes ( spoiler ) They don't take place in the same continuity, though. Just three stories with a similar initial premise.

None of these stories are sex or slash or even contain swearing. No warnings! :D


Title: Just Looking
Word Count: 87
Characters: Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Bobby Drake/Iceman, Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Summary: Bobby Takes It Badly, Take 1: think before you speak

( Just Looking )


Title: Nothing New
Word Count: 132
Characters: Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Bobby Drake/Iceman, Emma Frost
Summary: Bobby Takes It Badly, Take 2: this is Emma's idea of a pep talk. Be afraid!

( Nothing New )


Title: Refresher Course
Word Count: 586
Characters: Victor Borkowski/Anole, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier/Aurora
Summary: ( SPOILERS )

( Refresher Course )


Cross-posted to speedsicle and twin_one.