Rubies, Diamonds, Fire & Blades
By VixenRose1996 @sweetvixen1996
On Fanfiction.net & Archive of Our Own
Status: Complete; Oneshot; 15,814 words; 1st part of There is Always Something About the First One series
Summary: After witnessing an indiscretion on Jean's part, Scott is so hurt that he runs off and seeks comfort in the company of an old lover. This leaves Jean, who has been feeling unstable since the events on Liberty Island, to deal with her own guilt, anger, and jealousy. Loyalties are torn, children must be allowed to grow up. No one is happy and all must confront what they want.
My thoughts: I read this fic a bit ago, and I thought about it again and was like I have to find it, but I couldn't remember how I found it in the first place so I spent some time scouring FF.net for it and recalled why I think of FF.net as a last resort bc its impossible to find shit there. But I was like I really want to reread it and rec it bc I really liked it. And then I found it on AO3! I feel like this fic and minisinoo's Mickey Blue Eyes & Body Memory kind of speak in conversation with each other except this one has Scemma vibes and MBE/BM is Jott endgame (plus the whole they fix Scott's disability bit makes me uncomfortable with that particular minisinoo fic). I feel like this is more cohesive in its writing/voice even if we never get a really satisfying ending especially re: everything going on with Jean. But that's life too ig.
