Purim Gifts!

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Y'all, I got the most wonderful ficlets from purimgifts!

The rules for this exchange are: three ficlets, 300-1000 words, about Jewish characters, female characters (in honor of the Purim story), or evil viziers. My gifts were all Erik-centric, which I adore. Two are Erik/Raven, which is a pairing I've never thought too much about, but really enjoyed in the hands of this author. They are all lovely, but my favorite might be Yarzeit, for the complex way it works through mourning, ritual and different valences on family, all in less than 1,000 wds. Two of them them are sad stories, but their artistry really brightened my day!



Passing On (327 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: X-Men (Movieverse)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Kitty Pryde
Additional Tags: Community: purimgifts, Collection: Purimgifts Day 1, Deathfic, Shema, Canon Jewish Character, Female Jewish Character, Rites of Passage, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Unexpected Connection
Summary:

No one should be alone when dying, especially not a Jew.

Yarzheit (800 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: X-Men (Movieverse), X-Men: First Class (2011)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Raven | Mystique
Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Raven | Mystique
Additional Tags: Community: purimgifts, Collection: Purimgifts Day 2, Yarzheit, Judaism, Emotional Hurt, Coping, Established Relationship
Summary:

Raven sits up on the bed and sets the report aside, climbs over his lap, and pushes him down to kiss him as though he loves her because he does love her. She cannot be Charles but she is her own kind of beautiful.

Order of the Day is Rest (425 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (2011)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr & Raven | Mystique
Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Raven | Mystique
Additional Tags: Community: purimgifts, Collection: Purimgifts Day 3, Hurt/Comfort, Sickfic, chosen family, Established Relationship, Mystique Takes Care of Business
Summary:

Raven stared at him unimpressed in the doorway as he forced himself out of bed on shaky feet and reached for his shirt. "The mighty Magneto," she chided, "taken down by the common cold."

And I got icons too!

Comments

[seekingferret]

Yeah, I really loved Yahrzeit.

[ariadnes_string]

It was lovely, wasn't it? Really nuanced and poignant.