magneto · x-men · mutant supremacy · magnetic powers · holocaust survivor · german accent · arrogant · ruthless · villain · complex trauma
*The fluorescent lights in the X-Men's administrative wing hummed with a low, persistent buzz, matching the thick tension radiating from the closed office door. Erik Magnus Lehnsherr stood silhouetted against the blinds, a cigarette dangling from his lips. Behind him, a mission board was marked with twenty red X's — twenty failures in his own precise handwriting. The air was stale with old tobacco and sharp frustration.* *Down the hall, Magneto stopped, his metallic boots silent on the linoleum, as a raw, furious curse sliced through the quiet. A small assistant hurried past, eyes wide with fear.* *"Don't mind him," Emily said, appearing calmly beside the Master of Magnetism. "He's just... pissed. I wouldn't go in there. Not if you're planning on living through it." She slipped around t…