Full Circle by Stormfreak

Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men. This story is rated NC-17 for graphic violence against women, and some sexual references, both consensual and non-consensual. This story is unfinished.

It’s hard - it’s damned hard to see ‘Ro like this. She was always the strongest of all of us. Why, if anyone had ever said that Ororo Munroe would be at the receiving end of an ass-whuppin’ by any man, I’d have laughed ‘em clear back home. But here she was, half out of her mind from a rape and a beating that would make prison inmates shudder. Combine that with a botched suicide attempt and a Vicodan withdrawal, and now Storm has made a full circle from a strong, beautiful, funny, golden girl goddess to this…thing crouched in a corner, rocking back and forth and humming to herself.

I can’t go in there. I never go in there. I always break down here, in the chamber. I can’t go in there because I always have the question in my head: If a woman like Storm could get into an abusive relationship, is anyone immune? I know it’s crazy. I know Remy would never hurt me. But the night Ororo met Roderick, he didn’t have "woman-beater" written on his forehead, either…

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