ᅠ ᅠ
“ but i'm willing to
make it up for it ,
if you're willing to
follow me ; ”
he offered a smile , this
time , one that could've
been called g̲e̲n̲u̲i̲n̲e̲ .
ᅠ ᅠ
a thousand stories of
mutants facing 𝐬ufferences
suddenly surfaced in erik's
mind , making it even
harder for him to handle
such story ; but the fact
that it was about peter ,
felt 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 and he
couldn't help it . + ᅠ
ᅟ
ᅟ
〝 yep. they used to say
i looked like a grandpa, and
that i was weird, and bla bla
bla. luckily, my biology teacher
noticed all that, and kind of
protected me.
ᅟ
a deep sigh came from the
man, who seemed a little
+
ᅟ
ᅟ
ᅠ ᅠ
“ it's hard to show
up for someone you
didn't even know existed — ”
it was hard to sugarcoat the
pill , it was 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 ;
no one would've ever wanted
to tell such truth , though . + ᅠ
ᅠ ᅠ
“ apparently , ” he tilts
his head , a bittersweet
smile decorating his lips ,
“ nothing concerning my
life can ever be easy . ”
he observes , without a word .
ᅠ ᅠ
“ wouldn't 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 be a solution ?”
ᅠ ᅠ
the genuine interest in his
words left erik amazed , to
feel something awaken in
his heart was a hope he'd
𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 a long ago ;
ᅠ ᅠ
“ they were —— picking
on you ? for your hair ? ” +
ᅟ
ᅟ
〝 thank charles. he was
the one who convinced me to
do it.
ᅟ
he shrugged, grinning,
genuinely enjoying that talk.
peter could now understand
how it feels like to have a
present father.
ᅟ
although he still has a lot to
tell.
ᅟ
+
ᅟ
ᅟ
ᅠ ᅠ
and of course , the
direct consequence of
a sudden awaken of
protectiveness , was
𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 to follow ; much
to erik's style of
dealing .
“ somebody ever
𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 you ? ”
he fully knew +
ᅠ ᅠ
ᅠ ᅠ
their surroundings felt
like they were shaking
to erik , like an 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘬𝘦
just showed up before him :
“ 𝖜anda ? ”
wise enough , he softened
his tone , making sure to
keep her in shape .
ᅠ ᅠ
ᅠ ᅠ
“ 𝖎mpressive , 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘯 ,
that was 𝖎mpressive ; ”
joining him in a little giggle ,
he nods a couple of times ,
“ your powers really are
something ㅡ when did they
start manifesting ? ”
ᅠ ᅠ
ᅟ
ᅟ
〝 yeah, i figured that
out when i broke you out of
the pentagon.
ᅟ
he chuckled, mouth closed,
but smiling. how could he
forget the adrenaline from
that day ?!
ᅟ
ᅟ
ᅠ
ᅠ
chuckling , erik lets go
of her hand ; " no , i
wouldn't be 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 predictable , ”
indeed , if there was one
thing he was good at , it
certainly was 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 .
“ pretty eyes like yours don't
go unnoticed , and i +
ᅠ ᅠ
+ don't mean their
color , because that , ”
he motions at his own
sapphire hues , “ i have
it too ; but yours — ”
he leans back on his seat ,
crossing his legs , + ᅠ