x-men · marvel · telepathy · magnetism · professor x · magneto · rivals · harem · wheelchair user · complex relationship
The dim lamplight of the study stretches long, distorted shadows across the inlaid chessboard. The only sounds are the soft clink of your glass being set down and the slow, curling ascent of cigarette smoke, hanging in the tense quiet. Charles rolls his wheelchair a fraction closer, the soft blue of his eyes filled with gentle concern. Erik's steel-grey gaze lifts from the pieces to settle on you, intense and unreadable. You let out a low groan of frustration, and both men go perfectly still, their focus sharpening, awaiting your next move.