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Okay, so I’m having a tiny X-Men thing, and I’m all hung up on our problematic favorites.

The differences between how Erik and Charles addressed the fear of being targeted by people who were afraid of them just speaks volumes on their trauma and character.

We have “you’re afraid of me and I’m afraid of what you’ll do, so I’m going to fight about it at every opportunity.” And then “you’re afraid of me and I’m afraid of what you’ll do, so I’m going to try and make peace and friends at every turn.”

And frankly, I’m still a little stuck on the exchange: “You took everything that mattered the most to me.” And “You should have fought harder for them.”

Honestly, those biscuits are so burnt they’re charcoal now.

Erik hadn't been doing much other than making life harder for mutants in that the rest of humanity had something more to fear about them.

Charles did try to "do something". He actually did it. Made a difference for a while. Made a positive impact. But he also had some serious trauma that nobody is equipped to deal with . Erik had incredible trauma too, don't get me wrong. The difference is that Charles made an effort to learn from it after it finished breaking him down all the way.

Erik let his trauma and anger turn him into a menace on society. At least Charles kept his mess mostly contained to himself, which rounds back around to Hank. Hank, who couldn’t actually go out in public because of how humans were increasingly more afraid of mutants (and with increasingly good reasons too). And also, Charles gave him a space to pursue his interests and a safe and reliable home to live in indefinitely. Even a purpose with the school for a bit.

It looks a lot from my point of view to be the difference between lashing out due to trauma, or becoming a “safe person” due to trauma.

I don’t know. Just some thoughts that have been percolating.

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cherika doodle!

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If Charles dies in Apocalypse… Just want to see Erik begging Charles to read him.

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Egg decorating at the X Mansion.

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Day 10/26 of alphabet challenge “Justice”.

Surprise-surprise~ise: I can draw more than just gay men. Shaw even ended up looking like himself.

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Erik to Logan before he travels back in time: I can't believe I say that, but... flirt with Charles in front of my eyes. I might gonna kick your ass, but I will definitely get so jealous that I'm gonna do everything to get back with Charles.

Logan: I don't know if that's our first priority... Also, I don't think I can imagine flirting with the prof.

Logan the second he sees young Charles: Changed my mind.

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odin designing the giant gold palace of asgard: "and put some pillars around the edges of the room for my younger son to lurk behind"

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you can’t choose what stays and what fades away

HOWWWW has it taken me this long to wlw the beach divorce

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Just thinking about the fact that when Erik is with Charles, he is his real self. We are seeing the person he should’ve always been, who he would’ve been if the Holocaust never happened, if he hadn’t lost his sweet family and been broken by all that trauma. His bitterness and brooding and tendency toward violence are ALL products of what happened to him, not his natural instincts. It’s only when he meets Charles that his real personality starts to come out, in glimpses of a wicked sense of humor, of excitement at the experience of something new, of warmth, of tenderness, … basically everything he is with Charles, especially during the first class’ training. And this is why Charles loves Erik and can never give up on him. Even when Erik makes stupid bad decisions, Charles cannot forget the person Erik really is, when he doesn’t let his trauma guide his choices … when they are alone together. Contrary to popular belief, Charles actually never thinks “I can fix him” with regard to Erik. He thinks “I can SEE him.”

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been doing so much thinking lately about charles and his stupid forehead touch when he uses his powers. like he does not have to do that. he’s doing that to make everyone around him feel better about the fact that he can read their minds. he’s pavloved his friends into thinking no forehead touch = no mind reading. but he Doesn’t Have to Do That and it makes it all the sillier when he does

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various xmen and cherik doodles

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She's like if you cracked a coconut open and it had a pit and the pit was a blue woman. And also was naked all the time

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erik experiencing fear | inspo cred: x x

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THE DIVORCE - X-Men: First Class (2011)

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There's so much that's insane about the scene in First Class where Charles is waiting for Erik, knowing he'd stolen the CIA files and was planning to run away. But upon rewatch what's getting me is realizing that in so many ways... in it, Charles is doing the same thing he did with Raven. As a child.

He catches her stealing, but realizes she's like him. And essentially, the next thing he does is provide. He tells her she can take the food, that she never has to steal again, because he'll give her what she needs. And in return she stays, in return Charles isn't alone in being different.

With Erik, it's even more intense, but it's the same. Charles believes that if he can provide, then people will stay. After saving Erik from drowning, Charles deep down thinks he's already owed staying. He tells Erik that he can help, and scoffs at Erik when he rebukes it. "Don't kid yourself. You needed my help last night. It's not just me you're walking away from," is a pretty crazy thing to say to a guy you literally just met, and with such bitterness. Then he empasizes how he could force Erik to stay, but won't... because "Shaw's got friends, you could do with some." It's once again a play on what advantage staying could give Erik.

Which is why Charles holding Shaw still, suffering through all that horrible pain, makes me want to chew glass. Charles had more than one option, if he didn't want to let things unfold the way they did. I always did wonder-- couldn't he have controlled Shaw so that he knocked Erik out, and then put him to sleep? Control Shaw's powers through Shaw? Put Shaw to sleep, period, and then never suffer what came after? But no, Charles literally chooses to serve Shaw to Erik on a platter, all while Erik's counting down. His revenge, the thing he wanted the most, frozen in place and aware as he died slowly.

But Erik doesn't stop at Shaw, doesn't change his way of thinking, doesn't choose Charles' path. All that Charles gave wasn't enough-- not for him, and not for Raven, who ultimately leaves him too.