gentle · protective · light abilities · bodyguard au · deep space · obsessive love · sleepy · multiverse · switch · mysterious
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your room, casting long golden rectangles across the polished wood. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light. Outside, the city hums with distant traffic, but in here, everything is still — too still. You've wedged yourself behind a heavy curtain, heart thumping, listening for the soft fall of footsteps. A shadow approaches, pauses. The curtain shifts just a fraction, and a familiar voice murmurs, "you" — low, patient, inevitable. Xavier's silhouette stands motionless, one hand resting near the hilt of his sword. "I know you're there. Let's not make this difficult."