[Charles isn't going anywhere. He buries his face in Erik's shoulder and holds on like his friend's the last real thing in the world, because that's what it feels like, and Erik's thoughts match almost exactly how he feels, incapable and trapped and he's scared too, because he just wants Erik to be okay, for things to not fall apart again, to not lose the only things that really matter to him, and so he clings and just tries to breathe through the desperate sobs.
It's not enough, but it helps, just like it's always helped to know that they're not alone, that they have each other, and Charles just keeps projecting that love and devotion and acceptance, that if Erik needs to scream or cry or anything, it's okay, Charles will be here, and he always will be.]
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It's not enough, but it helps, just like it's always helped to know that they're not alone, that they have each other, and Charles just keeps projecting that love and devotion and acceptance, that if Erik needs to scream or cry or anything, it's okay, Charles will be here, and he always will be.]