Title: Hope Springs
Author: alishatorn
Pairing: Erik/Charles
Rating: PG-13
Written for the (paraphrased) prompt: "When the school is up and running, Charles teaches the X-kids and tells them little anecdotes about Erik-- using him in lessons, speaking so fondly of him in the classroom. The whole school knows of this 'Erik' and he's become a bit of a legend, a figure in their lives they've never even met before.They have no idea 'Erik' is the Magneto they fight in battle. Only Alex, Hank and Sean know who he's talking about, but whenever the kids ask those boys for more stories about Erik, they get moody and snappy. For the other Kids, that just makes Erik more of a mystery."
Just... this:
"Beyond the wall is the ocean.
Beyond the ocean is Charles.
/Can you hear me, old friend?/ he thinks. There’s no reply, but it doesn’t matter.
They found each other in the middle of a roiling sea in the past.
They will again."
Gorgeous.
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