Christine Supreme AU

[drpalmer]

In all the infinite universes, there was sure to be one in which Stephen Strange didn't survive his car accident, and in this, particular version of such an event, Christine had been with him. It had been a different path that led her to magic. The universe needed a new sorcerer, be it Stephen or someone else.

She had trained and devoted herself to the mystical arts just as she had devoted herself to medicine. Healing magic and defensive spells came most naturally for her, it was in her blood to help. In this universe Christine Palmer became an incredible power, she saved countless lives.

Of course, she had never truly stopped mourning Stephen, but she carried on and fought in his memory.

When the walls between universes started to crack it was as if a call was put out for all the Sorcerers in every universe to find ways to help repair the cracks.

Something was coming and she could feel it. She was pacing around the Sanctum, whatever was on the way was going to come here, of that she was certain.

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[drpalmer]

Her eyes grow wide but she looks almost gleeful.

"I've always wanted to see a dragon. Though it would likely be trying to kill me at the time, so it wouldn't be as fun as I'd want it to be."

[mysticaldoctor]

The necks extend out, curious to see her. "Be nice," Stephen said, though his voice sounded odd still. He seemed pleased though - that he got to show her this.

[drpalmer]

"Hello there." She has the voice of someone greeting a dog for the first time.

They're definitely dragon-like, but they seem curious; it's been a long time in his prison galaxy after all.

[mysticaldoctor]

The creatures curled around her hand curiously - not speaking in words, necessarily - they could hurt if they wanted - if the situation required, but they clearly were ... okay being an extension of Stephen - not all of them had been - the ones that didn't want to stay were now more part of the multiverse foundation. But they clearly liked Christine.

[drpalmer]

"Aren't you beautiful?" They really were something incredible, still that wispy darkness, but their form was much clearer.

"I like them." She looks to Stephen with a smile.

[mysticaldoctor]

The creatures curled around her, pleased with being complimented and flattered - not unlike Stephen himself, but he liked watching her.

"I think that's good? I mean they are interdemensional powerful creatures that apparently like ... being part of me."

[drpalmer]

She seems rather at home with dark entities around her.

There's a little laughs, "aw, can they be our inderdemensional creatures now?"

Teamwork and all.

[mysticaldoctor]

"I suppose there's no reason to say no." He wondered if his Christine would have thought him monstrous after that - during the act he didn't care what power he had to acquire, though - now - with not all of them competing, he felt a bit better.

He couldn't just abandon them, either - some that were part of the foundation, wanted to go, and he had let them.

[drpalmer]

"Since these ones have chosen to stay, the must like you at least a little."

This Christine doesn't think him monstrous at all. She could have seen a world in which she took a similar path to find enough power. Maybe there is a universe that collapsed because she did.

[mysticaldoctor]

"They must, I - I tried not to keep any forcibly when I saw the chance when --- the ... creatures wanted to go to be part of ... those universes - perhaps that's where they belonged. Either way they were helping."

He takes her hand, slowly.

[drpalmer]

She weaves her fingers between his.

"You helped them, in the end." She's rather impressed by it.

[mysticaldoctor]

"In the end, yes. Not sure it makes up for the initial... force." He knew Christine - any Christine, even not-his - would not be proud of that nor should they.

He leans closer. "I should very much like to kiss you, if I might."

[drpalmer]

"No, it wasn't exactly ideal." This Christine at least understands what drove him to it.

She doesn't answer that, instead she closes the space between them to kiss him.

[mysticaldoctor]

He leans in and closes his eyes, trying to remember everything about this and what it felt like. The feel of her lips on his.

[drpalmer]

She's doing much the same, it's been so long since she's kissed anyone.

Kissing him is familar and different in equal measure, but it's wonderful.

[mysticaldoctor]

He pulls back a little when he feels she might need to breathe properly and brushes his finger against her cheek. "It's been... a long time." He would have thought she might have moved on - and - oddly - he would have accepted it, as long as she was alive.

[drpalmer]

She rests her forehead against his, a happy little smile on her lips. She was determined to savor every moment she was allowed to have with him.

"I tried a few dates, a year or so after, but nothing felt right."

[mysticaldoctor]

"How'd you get interested in the Mystic Arts?" He wants to know a lot of things, and enjoys being this close.

[drpalmer]

"I met the Ancient One, here in the city, on the sidelines of one of the many fights Tony Stark got into." The closeness is really lovely. "There was a pull, almost, like the magic was looking for me."

[mysticaldoctor]

"Oh," he feels like he's missed out on something because he didn't know his world's Stark - didn't really care - at all.

"What was she like - the Ancient One? I mean - I remember my world's - trying to stop me - split my soul to."

[drpalmer]

"Mine was, not kind per-say, but fair, and reasonable. Was a very unexpected surprise to be knocked onto the astral plane."

Christine casually strokes his cheek and hair, all fond affection.

[mysticaldoctor]

"Opening your third eye and being aware of the rest of the world around you is - for lack of any other word - eye opening." He smiled a little at her touching him, feeling whole and lost at once.

He's trying to hide the fact that he feels a bit regretful of this.

[drpalmer]

"That is one way to put it. Also 'very nearly piss your pants terrifying' as I described it."

They will both have complicated emotions, it seems only natural. She's got her own story of bittersweet feelings at being with this Stephen.

[mysticaldoctor]

"How many things did she show you?" Keeping away from the subject of ... pausing himself for centuries to soak up all that power, in desperation, just to have this again - to have a normal conversation, with her. It seems very silly - now, and he wasn't sure why he had felt that was his only option.

[drpalmer]

"A little tour of the dimensions." Christine chuckles, "it feels so long ago, I feel like I didn't ever get to know her really."

It seems more unlikely to travel through Universes to find another who had suffered the same loss, changing time seems easier.