E.

you dream of walls that keep us imprisoned.

[E. @POLARIITY]

The line is incredibly simple. Do not taunt me with threats against you, and they get to live.

[𝘈 𝘉𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 .ᐟ @centeredinsense]

Aht, /no./

Because if you get to distinguish the most bothersome one, where do you stop drawing that line?

[E. @POLARIITY]

Just one of them, my dear. /Please/ let me kiII just one human.

[𝘈 𝘉𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 .ᐟ @centeredinsense]

Oh, I sincerely don’t like the sound of that.

[E. @POLARIITY]

So you find yourself humorous? Or clever?

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

Ooh, he’ll love the first name use, I’m sure.

[E. @POLARIITY]

No. He won’t. I’ll be sure of that.

[𝘈 𝘉𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 .ᐟ @centeredinsense]

—— No, he won’t?

[E. @POLARIITY]

you dress in a metal suit. quite regularly.
do NOT speak about my— about Charles.

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

I will have SEX with your WIFE.

[E. @POLARIITY]

HE DIED (celebratory)

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

Honey, I’m ———— ( absolute cacophony of explosions ).

[E. @POLARIITY]

(guy who caused it) i’m staying out of it

[E. @POLARIITY]

he WANTS to smile, because Charles is his darling. his beloved.

however. he cannot be nice to that…creature. the thought of it makes him frown, actually.

“we ( almost ) agreed on something. but then he ruined it by opening his mouth. my judgement is deserved.”

[𝘈 𝘉𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 .ᐟ @centeredinsense]

he’s gently tapping the back of erik’s head in disapproval, tutting softly along the way.

“be nice.”

[E. @POLARIITY]

yet again Wolverine proves that his only accomplishment is being a disappointment

[E. @POLARIITY]

[ calmly raising a hand. ]

stop talking about Charles.

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

I could keep making jokes about your wife; I’m sort of passively interested in watching the vein in your forehead get more prominent with continued irritation.

[E. @POLARIITY]

good choice.

if you wish to communicate, do so from (over there). please. though i doubt you have anything of interest to say.

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

ah! heard.

finger-guns. he’s backing away at an incredibly nonchalant pace.

[E. @POLARIITY]

your terrible eating habits have attributed to much iron in your bloodstream. i think you should know this.

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

Yeah, sticking my nose in a place where it doesn’t belong was kind of the name of the game last night——

( it’s giant cane time! )

[E. @POLARIITY]

excuse me?

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

Your husband seemed to like me a whole bunch last night—

( stage direction: tonio is being forcibly removed from center stage via giant cane ).

[E. @POLARIITY]

there will be nothing to avenge.

[E. @POLARIITY]

always sticking their noses in places they don’t belong!

and they like to think of themselves as world peace-bringers. tch.

[E. @POLARIITY]

if there’s one thing the x-men and brotherhood can agree on, it’s that none of us like you avengers.

NONE of us.

[𝓇𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹. @arustingheart]

Cracks knuckles.

Alright, time to coat myself in metal and piss off the guy that could yank the transferrins out of your veins.

[E. @POLARIITY]

and what is he to say after…everything? he doesn’t even know.

“ i. . .”

well, charles did break him out of prison. it’s not like he liked being there, either.

maybe he should start with that…

he clears his throat,

“ thank you. “

[E. @POLARIITY]

“charles.”

the name rolls off his tongue so smoothly. despite how long it’s been—he’s still so used to speaking it. like it’s ( meant ) to be in his mouth. like his lips were made for saying charles’ name alone.—

[E. @POLARIITY]

that’s hopeful that ( something ) has stayed the same.—-

[E. @POLARIITY]

hand outstretched, erik forces the lock on the door to twist.

finally, without the threat of any witness, erik allows himself to ( look ) at charles. to take in the tires eyes, scruff, mess of hair.

so, so, different than erik remembers.

yet there is part of him—