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Conversations with Lady Lazarus by Lilacsigil (PG)
Fandom: X-MEN MOVIEVERSE
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lilacsigil
Author Website: None known
Why this must be read:
Whatever you think of X3, it raises several intriguing questions: exacaly how did Jean Grey developed the Phoenix personality, and why did Charles Xavier ultimately attempt to suppress it? These questions are glossed over fairly quickly, in canon, but, happily, a lot of fanfic is emerging on to deal with that very subject. "Conversations with Lady Lazarus," tells Jean's story, largely through Charles's point of view. The story touches on Charles's relationship with Erik, and Jean's relationship with both of them, as well as her X-teammates.lilacsigil's highly versatile gifts as a writer are on display here, in a story that ranges from poetic evocation of Sylvia Plath, to witty dialogue, to snappy and well-crafted action scenes. Also, because I'm a sucker for such, I have to mention that it involves Cyclops making "elaborate battle plans, which took longer to explain than perform."
Quoting from the beginning, because sometimes that's the best place to start:
Jean's knee-socks had stayed up for the entire trip to Westchester, and showed no signs of becoming grubby or wrinkled. Her tartan skirt was crisply pleated, and her hair didn't stray from its Alice band. She sat opposite Charles, her posture neat and her expression grim, and Charles, for the first time, wondered why on earth he had persuaded Erik that this was a good idea.
Conversations with Lady Lazarus
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ:
lilacsigilAuthor Website: None known
Why this must be read:
Whatever you think of X3, it raises several intriguing questions: exacaly how did Jean Grey developed the Phoenix personality, and why did Charles Xavier ultimately attempt to suppress it? These questions are glossed over fairly quickly, in canon, but, happily, a lot of fanfic is emerging on to deal with that very subject. "Conversations with Lady Lazarus," tells Jean's story, largely through Charles's point of view. The story touches on Charles's relationship with Erik, and Jean's relationship with both of them, as well as her X-teammates.
lilacsigil's highly versatile gifts as a writer are on display here, in a story that ranges from poetic evocation of Sylvia Plath, to witty dialogue, to snappy and well-crafted action scenes. Also, because I'm a sucker for such, I have to mention that it involves Cyclops making "elaborate battle plans, which took longer to explain than perform."Quoting from the beginning, because sometimes that's the best place to start:
Jean's knee-socks had stayed up for the entire trip to Westchester, and showed no signs of becoming grubby or wrinkled. Her tartan skirt was crisply pleated, and her hair didn't stray from its Alice band. She sat opposite Charles, her posture neat and her expression grim, and Charles, for the first time, wondered why on earth he had persuaded Erik that this was a good idea.
Conversations with Lady Lazarus