* child made monster

     she’s always liked kids. even if she’s never had any of her own, she still acknowledges that part of her that’s nurturing and protective. it was a motherly instinct – to want to instantly take care of kids. most of the ones she’s come across are infused into the hero world and she knew they could more then take care of themselves. joey was no exception, but she still shoots him a warm smile and lifts a hand to mess up his hair gently. ‘  anything on your mind?  ’

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       ❛     no,  no of course not.    no living thing should have to suppress its nature.  what it truly is.  and we ?  we are gifted.  and we should not have to hide that.  not for anyone.      ❜         tone is almost sad, though she tries her hardest to make it otherwise.  he is so young and has already experienced the full force of evil.  ororo has seen hundreds of mutants at their lowest.  at their most abused.  yet it never gets easier.  not ever.  especially not when it’s children.  the future of mutant-kind with their spirits already half broken.

        even as they talk she uses her powers.  watering the plants she loves so much with the rain she loves even more.  how could they be so hated ?  it is a mystery to her.  she knows it is normal to fear the unknown but              ignorance to the escalation of violence against innocent children ?  can they not see the hurt they cause ?  the uncertainty they put into the hearts of the young ?  why can they not see mutants are justpeople ?  at the end of the day they are all just living, breathing, feeling, people. 

       ❛     the world is simply not ready for us to be all that we are yet.  but that does not mean we should force ourselves to be less.  we must keep fighting.  as people who are different always have.  one day the world will catch up to us.  then there will be no more hiding.  i am sure of that.      ❜    

the  greenhouse  had  become  his  place  to  find  solitude.  away  from  how  loud  the  other  students  were.  joey  knew  they  didn’t  mean  any  harm,  and  their  attempts  to  get  to  know  him  came  from  a  good  place,  but  he  was  still  just  not  comfortable  with  them.  they  got  too  close,  and  couldn’t  hide  their  hurt  looks  when  he  flinched  away.  he  hadn’t  intended  to  hurt  their  feelings.

his  time  spent  there  though  had  seen  him  growing  more  at  ease  around  the  elder  mutant.  she  was  likely  the  only  one  who  spent  more  time  there  than  him.  it  had  still  taken  weeks  before  he’d  mustered  up  the  courage  to  speak  though.

now  he  allows  himself  to  let  his  guard  down.  able  to  turn  his  back  to  her  without  pervasive  thoughts  of  how  she  may  turn  against  him.  picking  up  a  broom,  joey  busies  himself  with  sweeping  up  some  of  the  dirt  scattered  over  the  greenhouse  floor.  not  that  it  would  do  much,  the  dirt  would  be  magically  back  within  hours  no  doubt.  mostly,  it  is  too  keep  his  hands  busy  and  give  him  something  else  to  focus  on.

        ❛    okay,  calm  down  ——  i’m  not  gonna  use  this  on  you.    ❜  lila  can  only  imagine  how  she  must  look  to  him,  bow  in  hand  and  a  quiver  of  arrows  at  her  back  while  she  stared.   the  chances  of  some  random  kid  showing  up  in  their  barn  was  slim  to  none,  but  apparently  that  changed  today.   ❛    what  are  you  doing  here ?   are  you  okay ?    ❜

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