X-Men recs, one BSG, and a poem

I really did not have the time to participate, but I was delighted that there was a Scott Summers ficathon, summers_fling. Here are some of my favourite results:

Movieverse:
Point and Counterpoint: Scott and Mystique talk while Xavier and Magneto play chess. Excellent characterisation of both, and fair arguments, too.

Comicverse:
My Hero Bares His Nerves: Scott and Emma, dealing with your every day school teacher problem and past issues. I love the way sionnain writes conversations between these two in general, as they capture the complexity of this particular relationship, and this is a good example. Also, Scott's way of using detention with Logan as a tool with students is of the win.*g*


Crossover... of sorts with Battlestar Galactica:
Hellfire: this one is a BSG story, with Kara Thrace, the future Starbuck as the central character, and yours truly, who likes Kara but isn't a particular fan, was still stunned and swept away by the sharp, sad beauty of it. The way the X-Men are used here is one of the most imaginative in fanfic I've ever come across.

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It seems it's poetry month in English-speaking territories? I offer Resumé by Dorothy Parker:

Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.