crack_van | Acts of God by CG (PG-13)

Fandom: X-MEN MOVIEVERSE
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:

phoenixchilde
Author Website: purplebrickroad(dot)net
Why this must be read:

Make sure you've got some tissues on hand -- when this story was originally posted, a large portion of the

xmmficathon readership ended up severely traumatised. ;)

In all seriousness, though... well, 'Acts of God' just blows me away. It's an alternate (and so very plausible) end for X2, and it manages to make even this cold-hearted cynic get a little sniffly.

There are so many reasons to read (and love) this fic. It's an AU that feels natural, rather than forced. The structure of the story is creative and unusual, but works to the story's advantage, rather than to its detriment. Every minor player is so perfectly in-character, even in their extremely short appearances (or lack thereof). The 'villains' of the piece will make you see red, even as you understand them and feel sympathy. And, Pyro... just, yes. He's not someone about whom I often read, given that I feel there aren't many people who can capture him all that well; but here, he's just spot-on. You can almost feel the barely-leashed anger radiating off him.

By far my favourite story about Bobby and John. Painful to read, but in the absolute best way possible.

Acts of God