Piano
Chatting on 'The (mostly) unbiological family that fucks each other'
Psylocke 💜: can you hear that?
Remy ♣️: Who's playing the piano?
Sean 🍃: no idea but holy shit they can play well
Azazel 💥: Who is musical in the school?
Kurt 🌃: Peter is but he's with Wanda
Jubilee 🎀: I'm not
TheIrrelevantSummers 👎🏻: I'm not
Hank 🔬: neither
Warren 😇: whoever is playing is absolutely brilliant
Storm ⛈️: I am but I'm not that good
Logan 🍁: Whoever is playing is fucking brilliant
Darwin 🪨: How long have they been playing for?
Wanda 🔮: at least an hour
Scott 👁️: probably more
Remy'sGirl ♥️: it's beautiful
Emma 💎: What have they been playing?
Sean 🍃: no idea
Peter 😎: Turkish March, Für Elise and Hammerklaiver
Janos 🌪️: How do you know that?
Kurt 🌃: Peter's a brilliant Pianist
Angel 🦋: true, I remember hearing him learn and even then, he was really good
Peter 😎: I'm not as good as whoever is playing
Sean 🍃: I don't hear anyone play the piano much
Psylocke 💜: to be fair it's hard to fit everything in what with school and everything else
Logan 🍁: that's fair
Remy'sGirl ♥️: true
Hank 🔬: we still don't know who's playing the piano?
Raven 💙: it's Charles
TheIrrelevantSummers 👎🏻: he's brilliant
Remy ♣️: agreed
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Emma 💎 and Raven 💙 are chatting privately
Emma 💎: Charles is on the piano???
Raven 💙: yep
Emma 💎: shit, when was the last time he played?
Raven 💙: I can't remember
Emma 💎: are you going to do something?
Raven 💙: no
Emma 💎: Rav, that's your brother on the piano, in recent years, he only plays the piano when he's upset
Raven 💙: Relax Em, he's going to be alright
Emma 💎: how do you know?
Raven 💙: You really think my brother's Fiancé will leave him alone?
Emma 💎: ...definitely didn't forget Erik existed
Raven 💙: why don't you go tell him that
Emma 💎: I'm good thanks
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Chatting in real life
Erik 🧲: *slowly opens the door to the music room*
Charles 📚: *playing piano with his eyes closed, concentrating intently*
Erik 🧲: *sits down on the stool next to Charles and plays along with him*
Charles 📚: *smiles slightly but doesn't open his eyes*
Erik 🧲: *continues to play with Charles*
Charles 📚: *opens his eyes after he finishes playing the song*
Erik 🧲: Hey
Charles 📚: Hey
Erik 🧲: how are you feeling?
Charles 📚: I don't know
Erik 🧲: *wraps his arm around Charles' shoulders and pulls him close* it's alright Schatz, I'm here
Charles 📚: *closes his eyes* I love you
Erik 🧲: I love you too
Charles 📚: *holds Erik tightly*
Erik 🧲: it's alright, I'm not going anywhere Schatz
Charles 📚: thank you
Erik 🧲: Are you feeling any better after playing?
Charles 📚: yeah a little
Erik 🧲: good good
Charles 📚: *smiles slightly* Play with me?
Erik 🧲: of course, what song?
Charles 📚: Do you still remember the song we composed together?
Erik 🧲: of course I do, we spent years working on it together
Charles 📚: very true
Erik 🧲: *starts playing*
Charles 📚: *joins in*
Peter 😎: *walks past the door to the music room*
Wanda 🔮: *spots Erik* Dad can play the piano?
Peter 😎: yep
Wanda 🔮: Damn he's good
Charles 📚: *rests his head on Erik's shoulder and continues to play*
Peter 😎: Wan?
Wanda 🔮: yes Piet?
Peter 😎: you know how I would fake throw up whenever our dads did something? *Shuffles his feet and wiggles his fingers around, avoiding eye contact*
Wanda 🔮: yes
Peter 😎: I think I know why I did it
Wanda 🔮: to be an annoying little shit?
Peter 😎: *laughs* yeah...well...maybe *takes a deep breath* I think it was my way of adapting to the situation
Wanda 🔮: *smiles softly* that makes sense
Peter 😎: But now...I've completely adapted to it. It's strange, I put in the persona of being really supportive - which was genuine - however deep down I was always scared
Wanda 🔮: can I give you a hug?
Peter 😎: *nods*
Wanda 🔮: *hugs Peter*
Peter 😎: I'm not going to make fun of them any more - sure I'll tease them occasionally but I think I'm just going to let them have their moments *fiddles with the cuff on his jacket*
Wanda 🔮: well done for adapting, I'm proud of you
Peter 😎: I still want to tease them but not as much
Erik 🧲: *kisses the side of Charles' head as they play*
Peter 😎: *smiles* I'm glad they have each other
Wanda 🔮: me too
Charles 📚: *performs a complicated solo*
Peter 😎: holy shit
Wanda 🔮: wow
Erik 🧲: *joins in at the last part as they finish playing the piece*
Peter 😎: *claps loudly*
Charles 📚: *turns around in surprise but relaxes at the sight of Peter* oh hello Peter, hello Wanda
Wanda 🔮: hi dad, you're an incredible pianist
Charles 📚: I'm not that good, I'm a little rusty
Peter 😎: That's what you call a little rusty??? Honestly dad give yourself a little credit, you're brilliant.
Erik 🧲: he's right you know *kisses Charles on the head* you're brilliant
Wanda 🔮: you're amazing
Charles 📚: thank you 🥰
Wanda 🔮 : When was the last time you played?
Charles 📚: it's been a little while
Erik 🧲: *wraps his arm around Charles' waist tightly*
Peter 😎: *nervously* Dad...are you alright?
Charles 📚: I...yeah
Peter 😎: can I hug you?
Charles 📚: *smiles* of course you can, you don't need to ask
Peter 😎: *walks over to Charles then hugs him tightly*
Charles 📚: *hugs Peter back*
Peter 😎: *whispers* you don't need to mask
Charles 📚: *tightens his hold on Peter ever so slightly*
Wanda 🔮: *takes a picture*
Erik 🧲: *smiles at his fiancé and his son*
Peter 😎: Dad, have you shown Papa our piece?
Charles 📚: *smiles* I haven't actually
Wanda 🔮: what piece?
Erik 🧲: no idea
Peter 😎: move your arse Papa and I'll show you
Erik 🧲: *bends his head close to Charles' and whispers* will you be alright?
Charles 📚: yes *kisses Erik on the cheek*
Erik 🧲: *stands up then walks over to Wanda*
Wanda 🔮: hi Papa *hugs Erik*
Erik 🧲: *smiles then moves his arm around his daughter and holds her close* hello Schätzchen
(Sweetheart)
Peter 😎: You ready Dad?
Charles 📚: *smiles widely* born ready *starts to play*
Peter 😎: *joins in*
Wanda 🔮: Wow Piet, where have you been hiding this talent
Raven 💙: *pokes her head into the room, smiles at the sight of Charles and Peter then starts recording, making sure to stay out of view*
Peter 😎: *plays an extremely difficult part* up my arse
Erik 🧲: *laughs*
Charles 📚: *plays with him*
Wanda 🔮: Did you know how good Pietro was?
Erik 🧲: no I didn't actually, I knew he could play but I never knew that he was a mini Charles
Peter 😎: *finishes the song*
Wanda 🔮: Can we clap Piet? Or will it be too loud?
Peter 😎: you can clap
Wanda 🔮: *claps*
Erik 🧲: *claps*
Charles 📚: Well done Peter
Peter 😎: thanks! You too!
Wanda 🔮: Pietro, how in the name of my saggy left tit-
Erik 🧲: *struggling not to laugh*
Charles 📚: Wanda... *trying not to laugh*
Wanda 🔮: -did you learn to play the piano that well
Peter 😎: What tit?
Raven 💙: *recording the family having fun together*
Wanda 🔮: arsehole
Charles 📚: language
Peter 😎: I had an extremely good teacher
Erik 🧲: so did I
Wanda 🔮: who?
Erik 🧲: Charles
Wanda 🔮: really, you taught them?
Charles 📚: I did
Wanda 🔮: you actually managed to get Pietro's tiny brain to understand something???
Peter 😎: bitch
Charles 📚: language
Erik 🧲: she's not wrong *smirks*
Peter 😎: OI
Charles 📚: Peter is one of those people who seems to know music, it just works with him
Peter 😎: awww thanks dad
Wanda 🔮: do you think you could teach me?
Charles 📚: of course. To be honest I've missed playing the piano
Erik 🧲: you have?
Charles 📚: yes, I normally only play when I really want to *catches Erik's eye*
Erik 🧲: *understands*
Charles 📚: but I want to play more for fun
Peter 😎: cool!
Wanda 🔮: Piet, do you take requests?
Peter 😎: what song?
Wanda 🔮: no time to die by Billie Eilish
Peter 😎: Do you have the sheet music?
Wanda 🔮: no sorry
Charles 📚: can you put it on Spotify
Wanda 🔮: yeah sure *puts the song on in Spotify*
Charles 📚: *listens to the song carefully*
Wanda 🔮: *whispers in Erik's ear* Why'd he want to listen to the song?
Erik 🧲: He was born with perfect pitch, he can play something by hearing it
Wanda 🔮: wow
Peter 😎: *stands up and joins his sister and papa*
Erik 🧲: Can I give you a hug?
Peter 😎: *nods*
Erik 🧲: *wraps his other arm around Peter's shoulders*
Charles 📚: *starts playing on the piano*
Wanda 🔮: wow, how long did it take for him to learn how to play without looking?
Charles 📚: *continues to play but turns his head to grin at Wanda* I practiced every day most of the time so it didn't take me that long
Erik 🧲: you're just naturally good with your hands
Charles 📚: *turns his face back towards the piano to hide his blush*
Peter 😎: *rolls his eyes*
Wanda 🔮: And there it is, we just about managed to last half an hour without Papa making it sexual
Peter 😎: must be a record
Erik 🧲: little shits
Wanda 🔮: you love us
Charles 📚: *continues to play*
Erik 🧲: I suppose I do *pulls his children close to him*
Charles 📚: *plays the final note*
Peter 😎: *claps loudly*
Charles 📚: *turns around to face them, his face bright red*
Raven 💙: bow to the camera Charles
Wanda 🔮: oh hi Raven
Erik 🧲: how long have you been there?
Raven 💙: quite a while
Charles 📚: have you been recording the whole time?
Raven 💙: yes, now bow
Charles 📚: *rolls his eyes then bows*
Wanda 🔮: *claps*