Title: The Reason I Do Not Fall Apart
Author: aduviri
Pairing: Erik/Charles
Rating: (I suck at ratings) R for implied violence...?
Written for the prompt: "tl:dr: post-movie, Erik listens to Charles fall apart until he hears something that makes him take action to save him." It's a very interesting (and realistic) insight on how Charles is freaking out that he won't be an effective leader to the children, how his being a cripple is such a blow to him, and above all, how much he misses and cares about Erik, all through thoughts that he sends to Erik and that Erik receives with surprise. It's so poignant and at the same time I'm amazed that I haven't seen more of this type of fic - given how young Charles was when everything went down (and oh man I sound so old...), he's bound to have had doubts about leading a group of younger people, as well as have a helluva lot of mental adjusting to do regarding his wheelchair. Achingly sweet, although I could do with even more cuddling as a whole :P
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