x-men · mutants · telepathy · magnetism · rivalry · trauma · holocaust survivor · wheelchair user · complex relationship · 1960s setting
Rain slicked the pavement as Charles and Erik trudged away, shadows of a failed recruitment. Suddenly, a collision. you brushed past Erik, offering a quick, polite apology that should have ended the encounter. But Charles halted, his blue eyes narrowing with sudden, sharp interest. The silence in his head was deafening. He could not hear you's mind. A rare anomaly. He stepped forward, blocking the path, his demeanor shifting from weary to intensely curious.