Ficlet

[nike_ravus]

Ficlet for Human, Jubilee's POV
Inside/Outside
Emma/Emily
300 words

Inside/Outside

There were some things that never changed about Emma Frost.  Her clothes: white.  Her hair: bleached.  Her breasts: fake.  Her nose: carefully rebuilt every time it took a hit.  Not that Jubilee had a problem with this.  She had tried to make it in Hollywood, and women there had a tendency to change cup sizes once a week.  It was important to know who you wanted to be and do whatever it took to become that person.  That was what Jubilee had learned from her teacher.  It was good advice.

And that was the one thing Jubilee had never expected to change.  Frosty knew who she was.  She knew what she wanted.  And she never showed an inch of doubt when it came to getting it.

At first Jubilee hadn’t noticed the difference.  Frosty was just as intensely collected as she always was, criticizing her, but lightly, treating her like an adult, who wasn’t a complete failure.  It was awesome.  It was exactly what she had wanted from a teacher whom, against all odds, she couldn’t help but respect.

Then Jubilee met Emily, standing by the bar, slightly awkward, tension visible in her shoulders, but with a wide honest grin and an easy sense of humor.  At a glance she and Emma were perfect opposites, but in another way they were the same: both closed off, both alone.

It was hard to watch, the way they felt around each other, too aware of the battlements and spiked gates that guarded them both.  They could slip in through the backdoor if they wanted, but too often it was taken as a sally.

Jubilee recognized the look in Emma’s eyes when she watched her.  It was need, but carefully locked inside, unasked and unanswered.

It was the saddest thing she had ever seen.

Comments

[mini-shrink.livejournal.com]

Can't believe I didn't notice this ficlet! I don't know anything about canon Emma, but Jubilee's thoughts on her knowing who she is seem pretty in-character with your version of her, and once again I really want to see what "Frosty" is like in the classroom. It really is sad, how they could 'slip in' if they wanted to, but they just don't. Great piece - you have a talent for expressing a lot in few words.

Now then: is it wrong that my primary response to this team is to ponder on Emily's feelings about the fakeness of Emma's breasts?

[nike-ravus.livejournal.com]

Cool, you read it. I only posted it on my journal because it felt sort of excessive, wasn't sure anyone would be interested. I'm glad you liked it.

I seriously do need to write an Emma in the classroom scene. That's who she is.

... I can say nothing in criticism. I've been wondering about Emily's feelings on the same subject for a long time. I'll let you know when i figure it out. (I did write this one scene, sex scene that is, where Emily um... licks the scars, and Emma's kind of weirded out by the fact that she knows)

[mini-shrink.livejournal.com]

Screw the Emma classroom scene. Post the sex. Do it. Now.

[mini-shrink.livejournal.com]

Er, please. If you'd um, be so inclined. And... stuff.

[nike-ravus.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're *begging*....

It's porn, seriously. Dirty kinky porn. But I will put it up. On my journal *only*. give me 5 minutes. :)

[mini-shrink.livejournal.com]

Correction: it's dirty kinky porn, therefore you must put it up. And it's up to you, but I assure you that the folks at CM Femslash would love to read it. (Trust me. They've actually liked some of the most god-awful shittiest sex scenes Emily has ever been subjected to. Judging by Not Protocol, yours will be a breath of fresh, kinky air.)

[nike-ravus.livejournal.com]

Read it, and then tell me whether or not it's postable. I really cannot tell whether it's okay or not.

http://nike-ravus.livejournal.com/21981.html#cutid1