Charles Xavier / Reader
Your heart skipped a beat or two when you saw him, standing further away from you with his friends. It was almost midnight and the year was about to change. You had gone to the Time Square to celebrate with your friends, who had disappeared a while ago into the crowd and left you alone among the strangers. It made you somewhat sad to be ditched like that and almost ruined your good mood completely… or it would have ruined it completely if you had not seen the man in the crowd, a bit further away.
The evening had started well; you had attended a party at your friends house where you had met many new people and gotten pleasantly tipsy. The weather outside was pretty chilly and if you had had the freedom to decide, you would have stayed inside. Your friend however had other plans. He wanted to go out and see the fireworks and after that continue partying at some club. Therefore he had decided around 10 PM that it was time to leave his place and head to the streets of New York. You lived in the suburbs of the city, unlike your friend who lived right in Manhattan with his two roommates.
Now however you were standing surrounded by unfamiliar faces and trying to find your friend from the crowd. When you were scanning the people you had noticed a man with big, bright blue eyes that basically sparkled in the surrounding lights. He was staring at the fireworks and laughing as well as talking to his friends. You tried to imagine where the man was from and what kind of voice he had since you were too far away from him to hear him.
Then suddenly he turned his head and his eyes met yours. At this point you did not know what to do and as a reaction you turned your head away embarrassed. You knew that it was impolite to stare but you could not have stopped yourself because he had strange kind of charm about him. He was not the tallest of guys in the crowd or even the most handsome one, although this blue-eyed stranger was very handsome but his looks were more like cute and boyishly charming than drop-dead-handsome like some guys at your local gym. His smile looked playful and you were sure that spending time with him surely was plenty of fun.
The man noticed you. He smiled at you in a warm and friendly way but you turned your head away before he had managed to smile. He raised his hand on his forehead and focused his mind on your thoughts and suddenly he heard you talking to yourself inside your own mind, basically scolding yourself for staring at the guy. Then he had heard your thoughts about himself; that he had gorgeous eyes and he seemed to be a cheerful guy, that you were charmed and your feet had been swept away in an instant when you had seen him staring at the flashing lights.
The man was a powerful telepath and he had just read your mind without you even suspecting anything. He could have basically glanced through your entire life and personality but he restrained himself because it would have been somewhat intrusive and he suspected that you would not appreciate it. Therefore he concentrated only on the moment at hand and nothing else. He chuckled a bit when he heard you thinking about how charming he seemed and that he looked attractive in your eyes.
You had no idea about any of this and if you had known, you would have most likely felt ashamed and maybe slightly annoyed as well. You were a private person and thinking about someone just reading your mind like an open book kind of turned your stomach upside down. You would have been very embarrassed if you had known that the stranger knew that you had noticed him and admired him from the distance. It was bad enough that he had noticed you staring at him with a stupid, hopeful smile on your face.
Suddenly you jumped a little as a reaction when you felt someone touching your shoulder. You turned to face that someone, ready to apologize for being on their way or something. However you were greeted with a friendly smile and bright blue eyes instead of anything else. It was the man, whom you had seen in the crowd.
- Hi, are you here alone? he asked. He spoke with a soft tone and he had a charming British accent. You were unable to form any kind of response at first but after a couple of breaths you were able to say something in return.
- No… or yes. you stuttered with a surprised tone. You had not expected the man to come and talk to you and although you were happy that he had, you felt awkward, nervous and embarrassed at the same time.
- I mean I came here with friends but I lost them. you corrected yourself immediately.
- It is a big crowd. the man commented and stared at you with a curious look on his face.
- Yes, that it is. you replied and casually looked around. You could not see any familiar faces so you decided to focus on the beautiful stranger that was standing in front of you. Then suddenly people started to count down from ten and the year was about to change. You listened to the cheerful sounds that then got mixed with loud bangs that marked the midnight. You raised your head and stared at the fireworks that lighted up the entire sky which otherwise was dark and cloudy.
The man did not leave and after a moment he said
- Listen, would you like to join me and my friends? It is getting late and we’re leaving soon.
-Uhm… you said and went through your options; you could stay and continue wandering around in the crowd alone and try to locate your friends but if you failed to find them, you would be screwed because you were supposed to go and spend the night at your friends place, or you could go with the handsome stranger and see where it leads you.
People always criticized you for never doing anything spontaneous and never taking risks and you had basically decided that it was your New Years resolution that you would allow yourself to catch the moments and not just follow people living their lives without living yours. You sometimes felt that you were inside a small room. In that room you spent your days, living your life in a rather comfortable way, sometimes allowing guests inside but mostly just staring out from the window, looking at the world, the people living their lives, being spontaneous and happy. You sometimes tried to knock on the window and wave at people but no one ever turned.
There was a door in your imaginary room. The door was locked from inside and although you had the key, you were too afraid to use it. The world was happening all around your small, safe room but you hardly ever left your room, your comfort zone. In the room you were safe and comfortable, in that room of yours no one judged you or questioned your opinions, values or decisions. Suddenly the man was inside the room as well. This time he let you feel him inside your mind, standing next to you by the window.
- How did you…
You asked and in a flash he was gone and you were alone inside your mind again. You opened your hand and saw the key in it. You knew that the stranger had put it there as an encouragement for you to leave the safe place and follow him to the unknown adventures. You were puzzled but your thoughts were disturbed when there was a loud bang echoing all around.
- What do you say? We are going to continue partying elsewhere because the flashing lights, noise and the enormous amount of people are making some of us slightly tired… or more like annoyed. the man said with a gorgeous smile on his face.
You told the man that you knew a peaceful place with a view to the city and since you had lost your friends and getting tired with the crowd as well, the man and his friends were more than welcome to join you. The man introduced himself as Charles and gladly accepted your invitation. He got his friends and you all left Manhattan. It took somewhat plenty of time to get moving because the downtown area was completely jammed since there was just so much people running around, crossing the street on red lights and so on.
You arrived to your neighborhood and when you got to the front door of your apartment building you let your new friends in. There was something odd about them although you were unable to point your finger at it. What you did not know was that Charles and his friends were all mutants and their mutant gifts were that sort of gifts that you could not see unless they used them. You had read about the mutants but you had never met one so you really did not know what they were like. You were pretty sure that they were just as nice people than non-mutants but you were a little bit suspicious.
Charles could feel your nervousness because inviting strangers to your apartment was something that you very rarely did, the truth was that you never did that. He got inside your head and eased your mind until he was sure that you felt relaxed and comfortable around him and his friends. You smiled as you fixed everybody something to eat, snacks from leftovers mostly and made a couple of beds ready to the floor in case someone wanted to get some sleep.
Suddenly it was morning and the sun was about to come up. The only ones still awake were you and Charles. You had been sitting in the kitchen, on your kitchen counter and laughed at stupid jokes and it had been clear that there was chemistry between you and him, the blue-eyed man who seemed to be able to say the right things at the right time, as if he had been able to read your thoughts.
- Would you like to see the sunrise? you asked after a moment of silence.
- Yes. Charles answered without hesitation.
- Oh… Well, follow me. you replied and hopped off from the kitchen counter, turned off most of the lights and led the man into the entrance hall.
You and Charles put on your coats, took a couple of blankets with you and then left the apartment. You headed onto the roof and the man followed you silently. It was not allowed to hang out there but you had previously carried a couple of chairs there anyway since it was your favorite place to sit. You had a great view to the east, where the skyline was turning pale green now that the clouds had faded away. You motioned your new friend to sit down after you had placed the chairs, that had been previously placed to face west, on the east side of the roof.
The city was silent and most of the city lights had been turned off, even the sounds of the traffic had faded away and the only sound there was, was the wind and a couple of seagulls in the distance. A couple of times there were people getting home from parties, singing happy songs that echoed in the fading night. The moment was truly peaceful and there was no need to talk. You shared the silence with the man and for the first time in a long time, you felt completely relaxed, almost as if the surrounding world did not exist and nothing else really mattered.
Charles felt your peacefulness. It made him feel calm and happy. He encouraged his mind and placed his hand on yours as you sat there side by side. You did not dare to turn your head but smiled widely staring into the horizon that had turned yellow now. Any minute now the sun would come up and it would be a new day. Charles slid his fingers between yours and crossed them with yours with a gentle squeeze. At this point you turned your head and smiled shyly at him. The first rays of the sun were in his eyes and made them sparkle like precious gemstones as his hair danced in the light breeze that came from the sea nearby.
“You are so beautiful” you thought and somehow you knew that the stranger was able to hear you although you did not say anything aloud. Charles got up and pulled you to stand up as well. He stared into your eyes intensely as he bathed in the sunlight. You bathed in the same light but your mind was so focused on that beautiful man that you did not notice. He pulled you a little bit closer and put his hand on your jaw. He smiled as his thumb stroked your cold skin gently, sometimes brushing accidentally your lips.
You stared into his eyes mesmerized as the surrounding world faded away. You had never before felt so connected to anyone and even the thought of kissing him was enough to stop your heart once and for all, but strangely enough, you did not feel nervous. It felt almost as if you had been under his spell or submerged into a pleasant dream that was not going to end.
Then finally, after an eternity, he pressed his lips onto yours very softly. The first kiss was a subtle question, a request for a confirmation that he had read you right. You answered him by wrapping your arms around him and pulling him closer. Charles smiled against your mouth and slid his other hand into your hair. He pulled them gently and then kissed you again. This time his actions were somewhat assertive and you could feel that he knew exactly what he was doing. There was no hesitation in his actions and you could feel him inside your mind, demanding you to let go of your worries and doubts. What he wanted you to do, was to let yourself sink deeper into the moment and open up your mind, your soul to him.
That you did gladly as the kiss grew deeper and more passionate. His presence surrounded you and there was no place to hide from him, not that you wanted to hide anymore. You had never been so sure about anything before, but now you knew deep inside yourself, within your every cell, that you were exactly where you were supposed to be and the feeling got stronger with every beat of your heart. You had never thought that you could fall in love that quickly, that deeply and mercilessly, but you had and it felt like you had finally arrived home.