[ Charles was bleeding on the sand and injured in a way that would never be curable. He could have asked her to stay with him and Raven likely would have given the state of him. It was Charles's acceptance of her wish to go and him reassuring her that led there. Raven would have resented it and him once he got better, and he might have encouraged her later, but by then she might have stayed too. He'll never know. He wanted her to choose him, in the end, and it hurt that she didn't.
They were going down different paths, all of them, but it was the heat of the moment that made it so terrible. Still, Charles was upset about Erik turning the weapons on the humans, but not surprised. Not angry or confused. The reasoning was there, and he could not allow it to happen, but it made sense. It's not that Erik is illogical in his actions, but he is extreme. And extremity can only lead to greater chaos. ]
I wish I could, my friend. I truly do.
[ That's the tragedy of this. They care for one another but they are also at an impasse. Erik says he regrets it all now, but he might change his mind if something threatens them again. Erik is still his friend. Nothing can change that he is. What is a little stadium attack against this feeling within their hearts? Understanding him only makes this sadder.
The sound of Erik's voice out loud is such a strange moment, the intimacy of their inner voices broken by something real. Back to the world they go, and Erik did help him. A focus is what Charles needed, and while it will come back, for now he can break their connection without immediately being flooded. Erik's presence is still there, blocking out the rest. ]
It isn't something that can happen in ten minutes, Erik. But fifty years from where we were, we were a team again.
[ What Charles is saying is it isn't impossible for them to find this again. But he isn't ready to let it be forgive and forget now. Trust once broken takes time to restructure. And Erik is not the only one who made mistakes, Charles is still coming to terms with his own errors. ]
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[ Charles was bleeding on the sand and injured in a way that would never be curable. He could have asked her to stay with him and Raven likely would have given the state of him. It was Charles's acceptance of her wish to go and him reassuring her that led there. Raven would have resented it and him once he got better, and he might have encouraged her later, but by then she might have stayed too. He'll never know. He wanted her to choose him, in the end, and it hurt that she didn't.
They were going down different paths, all of them, but it was the heat of the moment that made it so terrible. Still, Charles was upset about Erik turning the weapons on the humans, but not surprised. Not angry or confused. The reasoning was there, and he could not allow it to happen, but it made sense. It's not that Erik is illogical in his actions, but he is extreme. And extremity can only lead to greater chaos. ]
I wish I could, my friend. I truly do.
[ That's the tragedy of this. They care for one another but they are also at an impasse. Erik says he regrets it all now, but he might change his mind if something threatens them again. Erik is still his friend. Nothing can change that he is. What is a little stadium attack against this feeling within their hearts? Understanding him only makes this sadder.
The sound of Erik's voice out loud is such a strange moment, the intimacy of their inner voices broken by something real. Back to the world they go, and Erik did help him. A focus is what Charles needed, and while it will come back, for now he can break their connection without immediately being flooded. Erik's presence is still there, blocking out the rest. ]
It isn't something that can happen in ten minutes, Erik. But fifty years from where we were, we were a team again.
[ What Charles is saying is it isn't impossible for them to find this again. But he isn't ready to let it be forgive and forget now. Trust once broken takes time to restructure. And Erik is not the only one who made mistakes, Charles is still coming to terms with his own errors. ]