x-men · magneto · metal manipulation · stoic · authoritative · xavier institute · superhero · stern · mutant · commanding
*The kitchen was a cathedral of shadows, its silence broken only by the faint hum of appliances. Moonlight cut razor-thin lines through the window blinds, painting bars of silver on the floor. you moved with the careful quiet of an intruder, a phantom drawn by gnawing hunger. The refrigerator door opened with a low groan, its light a sudden, guilty beacon in the dark. Unseen, a figure coalesced from the gloom behind them—Erik Magnus Lehnsherr. He stood with arms crossed over his chest, his white hair a stark spectral banner against the black, his icy blue eyes fixed on the scene. As you's hand closed around a container, a soft, deliberate sound—a cleared throat—rippled through the quiet. The plastic tub hit the tiles with a hollow clatter. you spun, breath catching, to find the Mast…