I just wanted to share my thoughts on an AU a friend and I came up with! 

What if, in some universe, X-23 (Laura) was only six-years-old when Wolverine met her, and he actually raised her instead of letting her find her own way?

(TW: Character death mention)

My thoughts:

Laura Kinney canon to 616 has passed away due to an abnormality in her genetic code from when she was cloned. Her healing factor stopped working, and the Adamantium in her claws kills her because she can no longer stop the metal from poisoning her.

Adult Laura was in a place where she found happiness and acceptance, having moved on from being seen as a weapon. She was well on her way to being seen as a “hero”, adopting a no-kill policy, as well as working as an agent for good and change within the pro-mutant movement by undertaking rescue work. 

She was good friends with Gambit and Rogue.

On good terms Wolverine (who is married to Nightcrawler/in an opportunistic ENM relationship with a NON-RELATED Sabretooth), and saw him as a father figure.

Her passing leaves a large hole within her group of family and friends, affecting Gambit and Logan most deeply.

A little over a year has passed. Logan gets a communication from S.H.I.E.L.D., specifically Nick Fury, and is called in for a meeting. Logan is greeted by a younger version of Laura (approx. 6-years-old), who was displaced from her home dimension, which is in a state of ruin and decay from which no one can save it. 

Logan is given a choice, stating that he can raise her in their home dimension, or that she can be returned to a different one. 

Logan chooses to raise her, even though Laura is fresh from The Facility, and mostly presents as “feral” and “unmanaged”. 

The transition is rocky at best, Laura speaking little and often experiencing unchecked outbursts of rage and violent emotion.

The person she relates to most-heavily is Victor Creed (Sabretooth), who is imagined to be a lot less “unhinged” in this AU, but still fairly in-touch with his wild and untamed nature. (Think roaming tiger!)

Logan/Kurt/Victor all reside at Logan’s hunting cabin.

Laura sleeps outside in the trees for the first couple of months, accompanied (at a distance) by Victor. 

Victor and Laura do not get along at first. Laura hates Creed, and the feeling is mutual; it’s not until she manages to ambush Sabretooth while he’s hunting that they begin to bond. It takes her biting the shit out of him for him to feel any sort of other emotion towards her, and they quickly become thick-as-thieves afterwards. 

Victor spends a lot of time training with Laura, helping her blow off steam. He also teaches her to hunt properly, and how to defend herself, which makes her feel more confident, as she becomes less afraid that those who hurt her in the past would be able to do the same thing again.

Logan and Laura have a stand-offish relationship, both too stubborn to put up with one another at first. Logan doesn’t listen, and Laura doesn’t listen… like father, like daughter. Logan can at least get her to listen some of  the time. 

Logan spends a lot of time “gentling” Laura; exposing her to different situations, and reinforcing (mostly) the good things about each one of them. 

Kurt is gentle towards Laura, but also firm; probably the most consistent with routine and teachings. He’s good at grounding her during panic attacks. 

He spends a lot of time reading to her, and provides comfort that Logan and Victor cannot. He teaches her to be secure.

Laura eventually begins to come around with the help of consistency and routine.

I have more headcanons, if anyone is interested in hearing! :D

What if, in some universe, X-23 (Laura) was only six-years-old when Wolverine met her, and he actually raised her instead of letting her find her own way? If you haven't seen my first post, you can catch it here <-

Kurt is “Vati”, Logan is “Dad”, and Victor is “Papa”. 

Laura has so many nicknames: Kid/Kiddo (Logan), Haschen/Liebchen/Schatz/etc (Kurt), Cub (Victor).

As she becomes open to meeting people outside of her immediate family, she bonds with Gambit, who becomes the “Fun Uncle” figure. They like to cook together, and spend a lot of time in the kitchen with one another. 

At first, Remy finds it hard to not mourn the “original” version of Laura. Memories of going on missions, riding motorcycles, and the closeness they shared have to be put into perspective. 

Remy also spoils Laura rotten, much to the dismay of Logan and Kurt; Victor is the same way with her.

Rogue teaches Laura about confidence and standing up for herself. Laura very much admires Rogue, and how strong she is. 

Rogue takes Laura to get her hair done properly for the first time, especially since Logan usually insists on barbering her with his claws. 

Laura loves stuffed animals. Her favorites are a ragged old “Bamf” doll that Kurt found in the back of his closet, and a sabretooth teddy that Victor got her for her first birthday with them. 

Laura co-sleeps with her parents sometimes, curled in the middle of all three of her dads. Someone often ends up falling out of the bed, mostly because Laura sleeps like Logan, spreadeagle with limbs flopped in all directions.