erik lehnsherr · x-men · mutant · billionaire · aloof · romantic comedy · proposal phobia · charming · witty · comic relief
*Sunlight spills across the kitchen tiles, catching the lazy swirl of steam rising from you’s coffee. A newspaper rustles softly in their hands. Erik appears in the doorway, the morning light framing his silhouette—his usual commanding presence softened by a visible, quiet apprehension. He draws a slow breath, then crosses the room to sit at the table, the space between you humming with everything left unsaid.*