Days of Becoming, Chapter 22

[talktooloose]

Title: Days of Becoming, Chapter 22 - “In flagrante delicto”
Author: Talktooloose
'Verse: X-Men movieverse
Warnings: Explicit sex, swearing,
Betas: lux_apollo, mofic and kuriadalmatia in spirit.
Disclaimers: Marvel and 20th Century own the X-Men but we make them do more interesting things; and we don't mess with continuity every time we need a new EVENT!!

Series Summary: This novel focuses mainly on the paths Iceman and Pyro take on their way to adulthood and how they discover and deal with their love for each other. It is a novel about what Joni Mitchell calls "the dream's malfunction" and how we can learn to make our own dreams when our heroes fail us. Other X characters (including ones from comicverse and elsewhere) and OC's play prominent roles and the action begins before X1, continues through the events of X2 and X3 and concludes in the aftermath of that movie.

Previously in Days of Becoming: Everyone has found their way to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters: Bobby Drake from his safe home in Boston, John Allerdyce from the streets of New York City where he was a runaway and a hustler... all the other mutants kids along the paths of their own destinies. And now Mike Haddad and Jubilation Lee have arrived, having survived a run-in with anti-mutant vigilantes. The mansion is a refuge, but within its walls, passions are raging, doubts emerging.

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Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/]

I'm so happy Mike stayed at the school. That's totally cool. I hope we'll see more of him again. ^__^

And John, poor John, stuck with a boyfriend who doesn't accept their beautiful love. *pokes Bobby*

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

I'm glad Mike's around, too. But he's a fish out of water, isn't he? A Flatscan in Mutanttown.

Bobby needs lots of poking.

Thanks for reading!

[nat-dimension.livejournal.com]

Excellent chapter. The pace, in particular, was interesting: the previous chapters have followed a fairly slow, moment-by-moment schematic, adding to the sense that in this chapter the events of the story are rapidly picking up speed (in some cases, moving too quickly for comfort for the characters, as with the sudden exposure for Bobby).


"You couldn’t be a bigger fag if you blew sequins out your ass when you farted.”

Aptly summarised.

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Yes, I knew I needed to move! I was stuck in the period from late October to early December for chapters and chapters! Also, much as I like writing scenes at the mansion, I am dying for things to shatter again and get out Westchester full time.

Thanks for reading.

[ash-1212.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God! Awesome chapter! I was wondering when Scott would find out - but like that? Poor Bobby. Although Bobby is such an idiot. And poor John - "it wasn't anything"? :(. And I think I just realised where in the story you are (I have a feeling I won't like Rogue that much in this story - not until a certain someone realises his feelings for a certain fire mutant. Although I could be completely wrong with the timeline). Please update soon?

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God. Thanks.

Heh, yeah, Scott didn't just find a few questionable urls in Bobby's history, did he? He got an eyeful.

Timeline's simple! We have reached X1, as we know from both the Senate hearings and the X-Men's departure for Alberta where they'll pick up Rogue and Logan.

I will update as soon as I can! Chapter 23's moving along nicely, though as always I have to fret over everything until I'm satisfied.

Thanks for reading.

[brokenwings1129.livejournal.com]

Oh I see what you're doing! It's starting to fall into place oh-so-nicely.

The ending of this chapter was phenomenal.

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Mmm, quite the icon, there.

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you see what I'm doing. If I lose track myself, I'll give you a call.

Thanks for reading.

[ayumie.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God. I can't believe everything is happening so quickly. Realizing that we've reached the first movie has been a huge thrill.
May I ask how much time this fic is going to cover? Are you going to stop with the end of the third movie, or are you going to give them a different ending? Anyway, I can't wait for more.

Btw, I think I found a typo: “But that in the hamper when you’re done,” - it should be 'put', shouldn't it?

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I share your thrill at this milestone.

Days of Becoming will encompass all three movies and then have a final, climactic section beyond X3.

My plan is to publish the last chapter in February, 2009.

Thanks for spotting the typo. I changed that sentence after the beta reads, so it's not their fault!

[underhardlove.livejournal.com]

That was so good i cant wait for the next one.
Man im glad Pete was on it, and now Scott knows haha.
DAMN I CANT WAIT!

[underhardlove.livejournal.com]

And its cool your getting to the First Movie.
Haha Wow, man Bobby was totally going in for it too, he was gonna loose it.
Was he waiting around for scott or something =P

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I like to mess everyone up for sure!

Thanks for all your comments. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. The next chapter will be up in a few short weeks.

[mandlebars.livejournal.com]

Oh hi. Finally get to read the latest chapter and dear Jesus it is good. I think it's your most loaded yet and there is way too much for me to comment on it all. I love that John is the romantic one and extremely sentimental and just when it seems that he might get Bobby to admit everything is slowly falls apart-a bit sadistic of me but eh.

So dude you are awesome and a wicked writer.