In a moment close to now
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schmericaAnother tiny snippet, originally posted on Tumblr. XMFC, Charles/Erik, ~200 words.
*****
Of all the unkind things they've ever said to each other - of all the words that Charles has let thoughtlessly pass his lips, time and time again - there is one statement, at least, that he has never said to Erik. God knows he's thought it enough times, but he's never let it out, neither mentally nor aloud. That's something he's never had to regret.
If you really loved me, you would...
Fill in the blank: Listen. Change. Stay.
It would be, above all, a cruelty. A small one, perhaps, but as Charles ages he's realized more and more how those unkindnesses add up; how important it is to avoid them, to pay attention.
Just because one has a weapon doesn't mean one has to use it. If it would change anything, perhaps - but it wouldn't. It would be striking out for the sake of injury alone.
If there's one thing Charles knows about Erik, it is the depth of the love he holds. Erik's love is something rich and fathomless and angry, beyond any understanding or logic. An act of God, a force of nature: a hurricane, a tornado, a thunderstorm. Erik himself fears it, though Charles never has.
The truth is: it's irrelevant. Love has never been their problem; it will never be their solution.
*****
Of all the unkind things they've ever said to each other - of all the words that Charles has let thoughtlessly pass his lips, time and time again - there is one statement, at least, that he has never said to Erik. God knows he's thought it enough times, but he's never let it out, neither mentally nor aloud. That's something he's never had to regret.
If you really loved me, you would...
Fill in the blank: Listen. Change. Stay.
It would be, above all, a cruelty. A small one, perhaps, but as Charles ages he's realized more and more how those unkindnesses add up; how important it is to avoid them, to pay attention.
Just because one has a weapon doesn't mean one has to use it. If it would change anything, perhaps - but it wouldn't. It would be striking out for the sake of injury alone.
If there's one thing Charles knows about Erik, it is the depth of the love he holds. Erik's love is something rich and fathomless and angry, beyond any understanding or logic. An act of God, a force of nature: a hurricane, a tornado, a thunderstorm. Erik himself fears it, though Charles never has.
The truth is: it's irrelevant. Love has never been their problem; it will never be their solution.
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