Before The Fall: Mutant First Strike (2023)
Nathaniel Carver, AKA Hindsight made a brief appearance today as a member of the Krakoan response team. Nathaniel was first introduced in the brief-lived 2017 Generation X series, but he and his boyfriend (Benjamin Deeds, AKA Morph) have been conspicuously absent during the Krakoan era. I really liked their relationship, and I've been kind of sad that they weren't around anymore, so this was a nice surprise.
Steve Orlando, who is also responsible for writing Lin Li in X-Men Green, wrote this issue. He clearly has a fondness for the 2017 Gen X alumni, so I'm hoping he'll find a way for Benji to show up soon, too.
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Round 1b Match 11
Benjamin Deeds/Nathaniel Carver (Generation X (2017), Marvel Comics)
fic count: 10
"They’re two socially awkward mutant boys who are adorable. They’re actually canon!! However they are minor characters in the vast, bottomless sea of comic book characters, and they’ve been lost in the shuffle. Really their only content is in the Generation X 2017 run, which is where Nathaniel debuted as a character. Benjamin has more appearances because he debuted before that, but not enough to actually count as significant. They haven’t really appeared in much meaningful capacity at all since Generation X’s run was cut short, and they probably never will again! Which sucks! Because I love them!"
C-53/Pleck Decksetter (Mission to Zyxx)
fic count: 25
"Pleck is a naive farmboy who's destined to save the galaxy and C-53 is the protocol and diplomatic relations droid who is his best friend. C gets put in alot of different bodies, like a humidifier and a toaster, and he's also a huge bitch. Plus Pleck is an ace icon so there's this element of like. Guy who doesn't identify with his bodies x Guy who isn't attracted to bodies. i know that this sounds like budget luke skywalker/c3p0 but i promise their relationship is so rich and beautiful. listen to mission to zyxx, its so funny and clever and i love it"
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The Tournament Begins!
~Round 1~
Group A:
Tempo (Heather Tucker) vs. Loa (Alani Ryan) - winner faces off against Morph (Benjamin Deeds) in Round 2!
Scout (Gabby Kinney) vs. Iceman (Bobby Drake)
Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Ellie Phimister) vs Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh)
Group B:
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) vs. Jumbo Carnation
Rachel Summers vs. Hindsight (Nathaniel Carver)
Morgan Red vs. Pyro (Simon Lasker)
Galura (Elle Diwa) vs. Fang (Akihiro) vs. Christian Frost
Group C:
Destiny (Irene Adler) vs. Bling! (Roxy Washington) - winner faces off against Magik (Illyana Rasputin) in Round 2!
Escapade (Shela Sexton) vs. Anole (Victor Borkowski)
Captain Britain (Betsy Braddock) vs. Theia
Group D:
Rictor (Julio Richter) vs. Jonas Graymalkin
Kate Pryde vs. Prodigy (David Alleyne)
Shatterstar vs. Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
Somnus (Carl Valentino) vs. Mystique (Raven Darkholme) vs. Ultimate Universe Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
Group A goes up tonight - let the games begin!
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Happy Friday! I'd love to see some Hawke and sibling of your choice with the prompt: "The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of being again" - Charles Dickens
Thank you for this prompt for @dadrunkwriting! It's been sitting here since... August, oh dear.
Somehow, it turned into a Carver x Nathaniel fic. Funny things happen when I start writing.
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Weisshaupt is a fortress, massive and cold. Its whole appearance is not welcoming, telling any visitor to stay away. Carver patrols the upper battlement, glancing through the gaps between the crenels. It's not a very exciting assignment. Rarely does anyone travel though the desert or tries to climb the jagged edges of the Broken Tooth. He focuses on where he places his feet, there's a crack going through the stones, like the wall had been hit by lightning. It's an ancient wound, dirt has settled in the cracks and plants dug their roots in. There's even a little tree sprouting.
"We have to get that tree out," a voice says somewhere in the shadows. The sun is setting, providing convenient hiding places for capable rogues.
"Nathaniel, Sir," Carver says, straightening his back.
"I'm off duty, don't Sir me."
"Sorry." Carver glances back and forth, wondering what one of the highest ranking wardens is doing out here. Not to mention the prettiest, which is Carver's very personal opinion. "Do you want me to rip that tree out?"
A smile plays on Nathaniel's lips. "Rip it out? Just like that?"
Carver falters. This would be something that Hawke does, loud and confident. Hawke would grab that tree and even if he failed at ripping it out, he would laugh and make a big show of it and everyone would laugh with him. But Hawke isn't here. He glances back at Nathaniel. The warden still watches him with that pretty smile. He doesn't smile often. Carver takes a breath. "I can try."
"Knock yourself out."
Nathaniel leans against the wall of the tower, crossing his arms with a sceptical smile. Carver leans his sword against the wall and flexes his gloved hands. Bending his knees, he goes low, grabs the small tree right above the base and uses the strength of his legs to push himself upwards, keeping his back straight. The tree resists, the roots holding firm, and Carver takes another breath and pulls once more as he breathes out. With a sound like ripping paper, the tree gives up, roots snapping as he stands up and pulls it from the crack.
"Maker's breath." Nathaniel's voice is closer than he expected, right next to him. He left his watch post at the tower and his hand almost touches Carver's arm.
Nobody can blame him that he flexes his muscles just a bit more.
"You are... what is that?"
Reeling from the sudden change, Carver blinks against the sun, looking in the direction Nathaniel is pointing at. "A rider."
"He looks like he's gonna fall off his horse any moment." Nathaniel strides towards the tower, gesturing for Carver to follow. "Let's see who it is."
Nathaniel doesn't have his bow, trusting Carver to protect them both. It's possible that Carver puffs up his chest just a little bit more. At the gate, Nathaniel stands at his elbow, close enough that he can smell him. It distracts him for a moment, more than he likes to admit, but then — the horse comes to a stop in front of them, the rider hanging over its neck. But even from that angle, the shoulders, the hair, the beard — he would recognise this man anywhere.
"Hawke?"
Nathaniel's head snaps around. "Hawke? Another Hawke?"
Carver is at the horse's side in an instant, dragging his brother down onto his feet.
"Water for horse and rider!" Nathaniel calls out and soon there's a bustle of activity around them, someone taking the horse, someone handing him a water bottle and Carver just can't let go. Regardless of the many fights they had and the horrible way they had to part in the Deep Roads, now he can't let go.
"Hey, little shithead," Hawke mumbles after finishing the water bottle, leaning heavily on Carver.
"Hey, you stupid lump." He wraps his arm tighter around the man, ignoring dirt and poky armor. "I thought I'll never see you again."
"You know me, I'm hard to kill."
"Garrett Hawke, I presume," Nathaniel says, his eyes flitting from one brother to the other. "I'd like our healers to take a look at you and give you a chance to clean up before you tell me why you're here."
Carver loosens his grip on Hawke's shoulder to step back. That's how it's always been, Hawke the centre of attention, Carver watching his back. He doesn't miss the interest in Nathaniel's eyes as he looks at his brother. That's also how it's always been.
"Wouldn't mind a bath, that's for sure," Hawke says.
Nathaniel waves someone over, sending them off with Hawke towards the healer. Carver starts to follow, more out of habit, but Nathaniel calls him back.
"Carver."
"Sir?"
A gentle smile spreads on Nathaniel's face. "Still no need to Sir me. I wanted..." His gaze glides away, up the tapestry with the warden symbols on the wall. "I know you probably want to spend time with your brother but I wanted to ask you if you'd have some time, later on, for a pint or two."
"Me?" He must look quite dumb, because Nathaniel smiles at him.
"Yes."
Now he can't help but smile too. "Yes, a pint with you, that sounds great."
Nathaniel brushes his shoulder as he walks past. "Looking forward to it."
With a swing in his step, Carver goes to find his brother.
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Round 2b Match 6
Benjamin Deeds/Nathaniel Carver (Generation X (2017), Marvel Comics)
fic count: 10
"They’re two socially awkward mutant boys who are adorable. They’re actually canon!! However they are minor characters in the vast, bottomless sea of comic book characters, and they’ve been lost in the shuffle. Really their only content is in the Generation X 2017 run, which is where Nathaniel debuted as a character. Benjamin has more appearances because he debuted before that, but not enough to actually count as significant. They haven’t really appeared in much meaningful capacity at all since Generation X’s run was cut short, and they probably never will again! Which sucks! Because I love them!"
Gundam Tanaka/Hajime Hinata (Super Danganronpa 2)
"Weird emo boy falls for a guy with the personality of cardboard because he takes interest in his pet hamsters and arcane rituals. Their friendship story ends with them holding hands it’s ADORABLE."
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