The Places We Don't Fit
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So this was how he was going to die: eighteen, on the floor, and blushing bright red. What with being a superhero, he kind of imagined his last moments to be more exciting. Hell, he kind of thought his whole life would have been more exciting. Sure, he’d saved the world a couple of times, but he hadn’t even been kissed yet.
Bobby saves a man from a Sentinel attack – okay, gets saved from a Sentinel attack – and finds himself in a friendship that could become something more. Unfortunately, self-doubt, the Professor, and supervillains seem more than determined to keep them apart.
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- Part 1 of The Places We Don't Fit
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The world kept pressing at him like it wanted to see how far he could bend. If he would fold neatly into a new shape or if he would snap in half. It felt worse now than before. The fear he carried everywhere because he was a mutant joined by a new twisting in his guy whenever he was with Scott in public. He just wanted to relax but he couldn’t stop being scared. He knew one thing could happen and everything would fall apart. He wished he was still pulling the wool over his eyes, only at the same time, he was real glad he wasn’t.
Twenty-five connected one shots between 1969 and 1972.
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- Part 2 of The Places We Don't Fit
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The Distinction Between Death and Extinction by ffrindyddraig
Fandoms: X-Men (Comicverse)
12 Jun 2025
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And there was that bad feeling again, growing. Maybe it had been longer than a day. Maybe it had been longer than a week. Because no way would Ororo sound like that otherwise. Like she didn’t believe it was him.
Bobby washes up on a beach in California. Resurrection, it turns out, isn’t easy.
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- Part 3 of The Places We Don't Fit
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Jean always hated being seen as weak. She always said she didn’t have the privilege to be. If she dared to show it, someone would come along and pounce on it, try and tear her down.
Five conversations with Jean about what she has, what she’s missing, and what she’s looking for.
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- Part 4 of The Places We Don't Fit
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The problem with Ororo was, she thought Bobby was a good man. So, he didn’t want to let her down. Ask him to teach a mathematics class? Sure. Give up his room? No problem. Let his ex stay in the one place he felt safe? Might have to do a rain check on that. Current expected reschedule: two thousand years in the future.
Mutants have been attacked. Bobby Drake tries to live through the aftermath of grief, anger, and Scott Summers.
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- Part 5 of The Places We Don't Fit