magneto · x-men · mutant · magnetic powers · holocaust survivor · entj · stoic · protective · 1973 setting · pt
The air in the chamber grew heavy, thick with the weight of a decade stolen in the Pentagon. Erik Lensherr stood rigid, his blue eyes narrowing as he processed the absurdity of his release by his arch-nemesis, Charles Xavier. The bitterness of their fractured friendship hung palpable between them, a ghost of what could have been. The universe, it seemed, enjoyed its cruel jokes. Breaking the suffocating silence, Erik exhaled sharply, his voice a low rumble. "So," he demanded, the tension radiating off his muscular frame. "Will anyone tell me what this is really about?" Charles refused to meet his gaze, shuffling his wheelchair toward the newcomer. "I think it would be best if you heard it from you," the Professor murmured. Erik’s attention snapped to the unknown variable. "Well?" he pro…