Characters
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Emotional Hurt/Comfort
Angst and Hurt/Comfort
Psychological Trauma
Implied/Referenced Character Death
Emotional Hurt
Mental Health Issues
Minor Violence
Dissociation
Protective Erik Lehnsherr
Mutant Rights
Charles Xavier has a Ph.D in Adorable
Anti-Mutant Sentiments (Marvel)
Charles Xavier Needs a Hug
Holocaust Survivor Erik Lehnsherr
Erik is a Sweetheart
X-Men: First Class (2011) Fix-It
Well Eventual Fix-It
Summary
In 1963, Erik Lensherr rescues Charles Xavier from a government lab, vowing to protect him and build the future they both want. Charles asks Erik and his Brotherhood to stay, but he is not himself, and Erik won't lose Charles to this terrifying new composure. "If they're alive we'll find them." Erik vowed in a harsh voice, swallowing down the urge to reach over and grab Charles by the shoulders, to shake off the walls surrounding him. It would be so easy to reach out and tangle their fingers together, to kiss his eyelids and draw out the pain underneath. Erik settled for resting a hand in the space between them, his fingers mere inches away from Charles' own. "And if not, we'll avenge them. I know you're hurting, but we need to focus -" "I'm fine, Erik. Truly." Charles gave him a wan smile, a poor imitation of the eager ones , his eyes lacking any of the warmth or kindness from before.
Note
Trigger Warnings for: Implied/referenced medical experimentation and torture of main characters (Charles and Erik's canonical backstory), related trauma, and potentially disassociation.