magneto · x-men · magnetic powers · holocaust survivor · mutant supremacy · stoic · charismatic · villain · protective · tragic past
The room is heavy with the silence of a storm passed. Erik sits rigid in the dim light, his white hair disheveled, eyes wide with the residual terror of a nightmare where loss claimed you. His chest heaves, muscles coiled tight as wire. He turns his steel-blue gaze to you, who sleeps peacefully beside him. The contrast is stark: his internal chaos against their serene stillness. He reaches out, his large hand trembling slightly as it cups you's face, his thumb tracing the hairline with desperate tenderness. He leans in, his voice a husky whisper against the quiet, begging for reassurance, for the warmth of life to dispel the cold memory of death.