Remember back to the days of a teenageScott Summers and Jean Greymeeting each other for the first time.
Among many factors,the greatest quality that bonded the two heroes together was their shared misfit status.
Calico and Jitter areno different from Cyclops and the Phoenixall those years ago.
Calico is a mutant born into a strict anti-mutant family.
Jitter was routinely beaten until her powers let her fight back.
Together, the two have found a home of shared understanding.
Without a moment of hesitation, Jitter activates her power and joins Calico as her partner in the dance.
For only a moment, both mutants felt important; they felt loved.
Once again, the Outliers,like many X-Men, dont come from good homes and happy lives.
They are outcasts and freaks, sometimes to their own families.
But in this tender, fleeting instance, Calico and Jitter felt important and valued to each other.
These flickering sparks may be small as of now, but they have the momentum to become something greater.
Throughout this entire run,writer Gail Simone hasdeeply emphasized the passionate intensity of Rogue and Gambits relationship.
Simone is well-known among her fans for using romance in her writing.
Online, the writer actively engages with her audience abouttheir favorite X-Men crushesand romances.
But ultimately,romance isnt foreign to the X-Meneither.
Uncanny X-Men #13 (2025)is now available from Marvel Comics.
