crack_van | Novocaine: The Irresistible Orbit by The Last European (R)

Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE
Pairing: Wolverine/Jubilee
Author on LJ:

thelasteuropean
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

I’m a big fan of stories written about the events of Uncanny X-Men #423. The events in that book should have had at least some kind of impact on the people involved. They didn't. It would have been nice if they had. Hell, it would be nice if ANY events (other than Jean biting it for the 39480932842 time) had some kind of lasting effect on the X-Men. So, I love stories that explore events as though they actually matter. Novocaine does just that. The story assumes that, no matter how resilient a superhero is, getting nailed to a cross by religious fanatics, dying and then getting brought back to life is going to have some negative effects. It also assumes a long-standing, secretive, sexual relationship between Wolverine and Jubilee that is co-dependant, destructive and one that neither of them seems to think they can be without. It’s dark. It's sad. It’s kind of gross. I totally love it. I hope you do too.

With his rough, worn hand still tangled in her hair, he cupped the back of her neck and pulled her back down to him. He drew too hard, overestimating the strength of her resolve; she whimpered when her lips hit his teeth. He wasn’t sure what was more thrilling – that sound or the taste of her blood on his tongue. Her resistance had been cursory. Once engaged, she returned the kiss with a voracity that matched his own until, breathless, she broke away. He let her withdraw from him, went so as to untangle his hand from her hair. He gave her every opportunity to run; she didn’t disappoint him by actually doing it.

Novocaine: The Irresistible Orbit