Without Masks
X-men: Evolution fanfic, sequel to "Triangle," and Lover100 fanfic challenge
Disclaimer – Rosaline, Madison, Adryen, and all other original characters are mine. The world of X-men, and its characters, belong to Marvel Comics though. I'm just borrowing the place to give them somewhere to live :)
Notes – This is a couple of things. 1) my contribution to the Lover100 fanfic challenge over on Livejournal. Of course, I picked Rosaline/Madison as my pairing. 2) A sort-of sequel to "Triangle." All the prompts for the challenge are different, and as such, this will be a very…abstract story, time-wise. It's really going to be a bunch of short stories strung together. There's no real chronological order, but all stories will take place during Rosaline and Madison's time away from Bayville, or during the future events I listed in the Extras. I think that pretty much covers it. Enjoy!
Haunted
She should have known better. There were certain things her lover would never be comfortable with, no matter how much time had passed, because of what had happened to her. The signs of her own past trauma were invisible, especially now that she was happy and comfortable again. But her love saw reminders of her pain every time she looked in the mirror, and Rosaline knew she should have been aware of that.
"I've been thinking, you know, seeing how good Remy is with his babies," she had said. "We haven't talked to my parents much since our Handfasting, and Father's Day is coming up. How about we surprise them for it with a visit?"
They had been having lunch together on Institute grounds since they were both working, and the conversation had been innocent and pleasant…until she said those words. Madison's entire body froze, her sandwich halfway to her open mouth.
"I…I can't. I don't celebrate that day," she replied, almost coldly.
Rosie scrambled to apologize, immediately aware of her mistake, but the damage was done. Madison just shook her head and gathered her half-eaten meal, mumbling an excuse, then took off. This left her girlfriend alone to curse herself for being so inconsiderate, even if it was unintentional.
When someone's father brutalizes them, beating and cutting them enough to leave scars that last into adulthood, ripping out their vocal chords to stop them from ever having a voice, its understandable that they wouldn't want to celebrate a day honoring any fathers, ever again.
