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Distress of a Widening Heart by fiendplague
Fandoms: X-Men '97 (Cartoon 2024), X-Men (Comicverse), X-Men: The Animated Series (Cartoon 1992), X-Men - All Media Types
20 Apr 2026
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Summary
“...Magnus–” Charles' voice was uncharacteristically quiet - merely a whisper.
“No,” Lehnsherr cut off his past friend before he gained a chance to justify his behaviour. (...)
“I’m talking now, Professor,” the magnetism-wielding mutant stressed the academic title, tinting it with admonishing sarcasm. “What the hell were you thinking, Charles? I know naivety lies in your nature, however there’s no way you could have possibly considered the fight for mutant rights to be over, especially at the peak moment you left.”
Stranded in the Ancient Egypt, Magneto and Professor X must work together to learn the mystery of why and how they were thrown into this specific time period (and where are the rest of the X-Men?). With their renewed, close proximity it is difficult to ignore their shared past...
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This is a fic inspired by both the X-Men animations and the comics.
During my research for this story I found out that 𓄫𓏏𓄣 - the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics for the term joy/happiness in slow translation mean 'wide heart'. That's what inspired the title :)