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Twinkie Run (The Stars and Garters Remix) by likeadeuce (PG)
Fandom: X-MEN MOVIEVERSE
Pairing: Henry "Hank" McCoy (aka Beast) and his musings on assorted other X-Men, including Scott Summers/Emma Frost
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likeadeuce, aka Karabair
Author Website: Organized Links
Why this must be read:
This is a fic about junk food and all of the good things it can do for a person. Seriously. All of the dieters in the world are missing the point of how much good can come from a twinkie. While the fic may be about junk, the writing and story are far from it. Twinkie Run (The Stars and Garters Remix) is more like wholesome comfort food, with side portions of wit and subtle finesse.
I love this story. Primarily because it has Hank and Bobby and I love Hank and Bobby (especially when they are as well written and believable and in depth as they are in this fic). It helps that the plot of this story is engaging and interesting and all of the characters have the depth and emotion that I have come to realize is par for the course inlikeadeuce's work.
Hank comes to Xavier's to teach after the end of X-2, along with fellow mutant, Emma Frost. Things are, understandably, in chaos and this is his attempt to provide all of the students an outlet and a friendly ear. Also, we see the beginnings of healing for all of the X-men affected by the tragedies of X-2.
And junk food. How can you not want a fic with junk food?
Author's Summary: Junk food is banned from Xavier's School for the Gifted. Hank McCoy, a new member of the faculty, decides to bend the rules for the sake of his students. Meanwhile, fellow new teacher Emma Frost creates her own set of problems for Scott Summers.
After dinner, four nights in a row, the students at Xavier's School for the Gifted take advantage of one of the day's few unstructured hours to disperse and socialize with their friends, peers, and classmates. After dinner, four nights in a row, Robert Drake appears in the doorway of my lab, hands in his pockets, slouching as though he has no idea how he happened to find his way down here. Four nights in a row, Bobby is by himself.
It doesn't take a brilliant scientific researcher to detect a pattern of behavior.
"Dr. McCoy?" he asks.
"Robert!" I say, rising from my microscope. I spread my arms in an open friendly gesture, letting my voice boom in its best welcoming and avuncular manner. "What errand entices you into the catacombs of the mansion on this magnificent evening?" As long as Bobby maintains the fiction that he is simply down here for a stroll, that he could easily have ended up in half a dozen other places – a friend's room, or the Professor's office, or Ms. Frost's – I will pretend not to notice that he has been down here every night this week. When the boy is ready to talk, I will be ready to listen. Until then, I smile and head toward the supply cabinet.
"I was thinking," Bobby begins. "-- maybe you had some, ahh –"
"Some of these?" I reach into the cabinet, grab a four-pack of Hostess Twinkies, and toss them in Bobby's direction. His eyes light up and for a moment I can hear Scott's disapproving words in my mind – 'In loco parentis, Hank.' But I know the students here get a good basic diet, and I can't imagine any actual parent objecting to an occasional bit of processed sugar. Besides, I can hardly begrudge the boy a vice that I so frequently indulge myself.
Twinkie Run (The Stars and Garters Remix)
Pairing: Henry "Hank" McCoy (aka Beast) and his musings on assorted other X-Men, including Scott Summers/Emma Frost
Author on LJ:
likeadeuce, aka KarabairAuthor Website: Organized Links
Why this must be read:
This is a fic about junk food and all of the good things it can do for a person. Seriously. All of the dieters in the world are missing the point of how much good can come from a twinkie. While the fic may be about junk, the writing and story are far from it. Twinkie Run (The Stars and Garters Remix) is more like wholesome comfort food, with side portions of wit and subtle finesse.
I love this story. Primarily because it has Hank and Bobby and I love Hank and Bobby (especially when they are as well written and believable and in depth as they are in this fic). It helps that the plot of this story is engaging and interesting and all of the characters have the depth and emotion that I have come to realize is par for the course in
likeadeuce's work.Hank comes to Xavier's to teach after the end of X-2, along with fellow mutant, Emma Frost. Things are, understandably, in chaos and this is his attempt to provide all of the students an outlet and a friendly ear. Also, we see the beginnings of healing for all of the X-men affected by the tragedies of X-2.
And junk food. How can you not want a fic with junk food?
Author's Summary: Junk food is banned from Xavier's School for the Gifted. Hank McCoy, a new member of the faculty, decides to bend the rules for the sake of his students. Meanwhile, fellow new teacher Emma Frost creates her own set of problems for Scott Summers.
After dinner, four nights in a row, the students at Xavier's School for the Gifted take advantage of one of the day's few unstructured hours to disperse and socialize with their friends, peers, and classmates. After dinner, four nights in a row, Robert Drake appears in the doorway of my lab, hands in his pockets, slouching as though he has no idea how he happened to find his way down here. Four nights in a row, Bobby is by himself.
It doesn't take a brilliant scientific researcher to detect a pattern of behavior.
"Dr. McCoy?" he asks.
"Robert!" I say, rising from my microscope. I spread my arms in an open friendly gesture, letting my voice boom in its best welcoming and avuncular manner. "What errand entices you into the catacombs of the mansion on this magnificent evening?" As long as Bobby maintains the fiction that he is simply down here for a stroll, that he could easily have ended up in half a dozen other places – a friend's room, or the Professor's office, or Ms. Frost's – I will pretend not to notice that he has been down here every night this week. When the boy is ready to talk, I will be ready to listen. Until then, I smile and head toward the supply cabinet.
"I was thinking," Bobby begins. "-- maybe you had some, ahh –"
"Some of these?" I reach into the cabinet, grab a four-pack of Hostess Twinkies, and toss them in Bobby's direction. His eyes light up and for a moment I can hear Scott's disapproving words in my mind – 'In loco parentis, Hank.' But I know the students here get a good basic diet, and I can't imagine any actual parent objecting to an occasional bit of processed sugar. Besides, I can hardly begrudge the boy a vice that I so frequently indulge myself.
Twinkie Run (The Stars and Garters Remix)