[He doesn't move for a long time. He doesn't scream, cries only a little, because he is so unwilling to let himself fall apart. Charles is an anchor, grounding him, but he needs to know - Charles needs to know that he does not have to be strong for Erik. He does not have to constantly be a crutch, he is not there for Erik to lean on.
His thoughts are a jumble, they are unrefined and laced with anger and pain, but he makes them clear enough: neither of them are all right, and Charles doesn't need to pretend to be. He doesn't have to be strong for everyone. Erik knows that so very, very well.]
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His thoughts are a jumble, they are unrefined and laced with anger and pain, but he makes them clear enough: neither of them are all right, and Charles doesn't need to pretend to be. He doesn't have to be strong for everyone. Erik knows that so very, very well.]