[He's not sure how to feel about that, and has to look away for a moment, hand settling on his jaw in thought. You are my creator. He'd always thought that Shaw had made him stronger. He'd been the reason Erik hunted, learned, he'd caused the worst milestone of his life. He'd made Erik a murderer at sixteen.
His mouth pinches, but it smooths again when he looks at her.]
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His mouth pinches, but it smooths again when he looks at her.]
Did it hurt him?