What Do You Want?

[rionaleonhart]

In case anyone who might be interested missed it on account of my terrible timing: I posted an X-Men: First Class fic whilst Livejournal was being difficult! No common sense. It is about Raven and Erik and Charles and their relationships with each other. It is also, inevitably, about Pokémon.


Over the weekend, I stayed with mogamus_ii! She had the first two X-Men films on DVD, so, at my request, we watched them.

I went into the films hoping to see more of the fascinating relationship between Erik and Charles. By the end of X2, they could have had sex right there on the screen and I wouldn't have noticed.

I am 'shipping Rogue and Logan more than I have ever 'shipped anything in my life.

No, seriously, it twisted my insides when I realised that the films were going to go the Logan/Jean route instead. I was so oblivious to any tension between them that, close to the end of the first film, this happened:

Jean: I think she's a little taken with you.
Logan: Well, you can tell her my heart belongs to someone else.
Riona: Wait, what? NO. NO IT DOESN'T. Who?
Logan: How's the professor?
Riona: He's in love with Charles?

Not that there necessarily wasn't any tension between Logan and Jean; it's quite possible that they were constantly setting the air between them aflame and I simply didn't notice because I was so busy hoping for more Logan-Rogue interaction.

I don't know how this pairing hit me so hard and so fast! During the truck scene after Logan and Rogue's first meeting, I was fascinated by the atmosphere and the dynamic, although thoughts of pairing them up hadn't occurred to me yet. By the train scene, I was shouting 'GET MARRIED' at the screen.

And then there was that intensely awkward scene at the beginning of X2 between Logan and Rogue and Rogue's boyfriend and I was dying with how much I needed Logan and Rogue to be together. X-MEN FILMS WHY ARE LOGAN AND ROGUE NOT MAKING OUT CONSTANTLY

I MEAN, YES, ROGUE'S MUTATION WOULD KILL ANYONE SHE MADE OUT WITH, BUT OTHER THAN THAT YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE.

Comments

[rionaleonhart]

Is Logan a teacher? I never got that impression. Bobby introduces him as 'Professor Logan' to his parents, but I assumed that was a joke. ALSO ROGUE COMES FROM MISSISSIPPI, WHERE THE AGE OF CONSENT IS SIXTEEN. SHE MEETS LOGAN IN CANADA, WHERE THE AGE OF CONSENT IS ALSO SIXTEEN. TOTALLY LEGALLY FINE. STOP STEPPING ON THE PAIRING OF MY HEART.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

I think that was the idea? He may not have stuck around long enough to actually get a class, but I'm pretty sure he's in the employ of the school. And they're in New York. I have no idea what the age of consent is in New York, but I know in at least one situation someone over the age of 21 had to double-check that the girl he was hitting on was as well, or at least over 18. It was a fictional situation, but based on IRL laws. LOOK I'M JUST POINTING OUT THE PRACTICAL ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. YOU WANTED TO KNOW WHY, SO I TOLD YOU. And in every other incarnation Rogue got her powers when she was 13, so just be glad they aged her up at all.

[rionaleonhart]

Sorry! I think I became defensive because of the '(other than the fact that NO)'. I assumed the main reason was that Rogue/Logan wasn't really a thing in the comics, so going beyond hints and blazing chemistry would probably have met with a backlash.

The age of consent in New York is seventeen. I'm just noting this down here for reference purposes.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

There's no need to get defensive! I only engage in light-hearted ship-battles. I don't care if other people don't ship my ship, but that isn't going to stop me from going MY SHIP IS THE BEST SHIP HA HA HA.

And there's, like, a billion different comic verses with a billion different possible pairings. One of them shipped Rogue and Mags. I think they just wanted to do an unrequited ship. And to be fair, I don't think Rogue was ever involved with the ice cube, either. So there's that. (I think what neither of us is realizing is that Popsicle-boy is the real villain here. As long as Rogue's pining over him, she can't be with Logan OR Remy.)