Title: No Yesterdays On the Road
Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Pairing: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Categories/Genres: Alternate Universe, Action/Adventure, Friendship
Length: Epic (42,275)
Warnings: Torture (non graphic), Canon Typical Violence, Swearing

Author/Artist on LJ: pocky_slash
Author/Artist Website: pocky_slash on AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/users/pocky_slash/pseuds/pocky_slash)

Summary: It's been two months since Cuba and things are settling down for Charles, Erik, and the beginnings of their mutant school. Right up until Charles disappears, that is. Faced with the possibility that a bitter Emma Frost has kidnapped Charles, Erik is forced to team up with Moira to hunt down the remainder of the Hellfire Club. From there, they hope to locate Frost and retrieve Charles, without killing each other along the way.

(Or: Erik and Moira Drive Across the Country and Talk About Their Feelings.)

Review:
There are very few stories that I can reread, and that applies to both fanfics and real books. This, though, this is one that I will certainly read over and over.

The story starts just a few months after the film, diverging from canon right away. In this universe, Erik killed Shaw, didn't leave Charles and the kids on the beach, and Charles wasn't injured. The team has opened the mansion to young mutants, and have adopted several young mutants. The original team, Erik, and Charles are all teachers at the school.

After Erik and Charles have an argument, Charles mysteriously disappears in the night. This sets into motion a series of events that has Erik and Moira banding together to travel across the country to save their friend.

This fandom usually focuses on the friendship between Charles and Moira, which is fine. But this story instead addresses the relationship between Erik and Moira, which is, admittedly, more interesting to me. This story managed to blend the jealousy between Moira and Erik that is, in my mind, apparent in the films, with the necessity of working together to find their telepath. It transforms the relationship in a way that I believe is entirely believable.

Anyone who is in the X-Men fandom knows pocky_slash, and knows that she writes quality fanfics. This is certainly no exception. This story is well written, well researched, and just all around well done.

No Yesterdays On the Road (http://archiveofourown.org/works/238558)