Perpetually confused with this app

ain't holdin' any faith at all.

Charles can't take anymore of Erik's empty promises.

Made this for a friend

this update includes: ✨ Moira MacTaggert seeing straight through Charles within approximately thirty seconds ✨ cherik making choices in a cloakroom that would not survive a risk assessment ✨ a solicitors’ party from hell ✨ escalating levels of “this is still casual” self-delusion ✨ one extremely unfortunate comment that will emotionally matter for the next 80k words

still brought to you by:

catastrophic emotional repression

the erotic power of professional rivalry

and my apparently endless fascination with intelligent people ruining their own lives

Manual To Be A Good Lover final chapter now released! 💕

Chapters: 20/21 Fandom: X-Men (Movieverse) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier Characters: Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost, Magda (X-Men) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Mpreg | Male Pregnancy, Infidelity, Violence, Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Strangers to Lovers, Idiots in Love, Falling In Love, Fear of Discovery, Mutual Pining, Pining, Eventual Romance, Sebastian Shaw Being an Asshole, Creepy Sebastian Shaw, Erik Lehnsherr Loves Charles Xavier, Parent Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier Needs a Hug, Charles Xavier Loves Erik Lehnsherr, Unplanned Pregnancy, Anal Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Bottom Charles Xavier, Top Erik Lehnsherr Summary:

Erik was right. If Charles were happy in his marriage, he wouldn’t be in the back seat of a car, entangled with another man, while Sebastian waited for him at home.

the ballad of what could have been ❤️ meant to finish this before the xma 10th anniversary earlier this week but kind of overestimated my power XD so here it is now.

also have some separate images with peter sitting/lying/dabbing/laughing/crying around:

My first encounter with any X-Men material was on a random plane flight. My brother told me I should watch X-Men First Class for my next movie. I was a bit meh about it, and in order to convince me, my brother said "it's gay."

He was right. Henceforth, Charles/Erik was one of my favourite ships.

These are (some of) my absolute favourite Charles/Erik fics that I re-read often. I've included some key tags and a few of my thoughts; but as always, please check out the author's tags as well before reading.

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All The King's Man by Pookaseraph: super steamy; lots of politics, intrigue and pining! | AU, Charles/others, attempted non-con (not Charles/Erik), mpreg, omega!bottom!Charles (rated NC-17, 64k words)

Backseat 'verse by tahariel: I love the worldbuilding in this series! The relationship development is lovely and the smut is also excellent. | Dom/sub AU, sub!bottom!Charles (rated NC-17, 91k words)

Swimming with Sharks by Not_You: Erik is a shark-turned-human, and Charles is his kids' school teacher. This is so sweet and the animal tendencies are so interesting! | AU, kidfic, bottom!Charles (rated NC-17, 24k words)

The Better Men by TurtleTotem: Charles and Erik are teachers at Hogwarts years after they had a schoolboy romance. Drama, pining, intrigue and action! | Harry Potter crossover (obligatory fuck jkr) (rated M, 71k words)

What Not To Expect When You're Not Expecting It by thehoyden: beach divorce prevented because Charles tells Erik he's pregnant. | mpreg, bottom!Charles (rated NC-17, 10k words)

Skin Deep series by manic_intent: such great worldbuilding! | werewolf AU, mpreg (rated NC-17, 65k words)

Chapters: 2/30 Fandom: X-Men (Movieverse), X-Men - All Media Types Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Logan | Wolverine (X-Men), Magda (X-Men) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Mpreg | Male Pregnancy, Unplanned Pregnancy, Alternate Universe - College/University, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Falling In Love, Mutual Pining, Knotting, Miscommunication, Honestly Charles What Are You Thinking | Charles Xavier’s Poor Decision Making Skills, Erik Lehnsherr & Charles Xavier Are Parents, Top Erik Lehnsherr, Erik Lehnsherr Needs a Hug, Erik Lehnsherr Has Feelings, Bottom Charles Xavier, Gay Sex, Breeding, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Happily Ever After, Erik Lehnsherr Has a Crush, Sassy Charles Xavier Summary:

After two years of casual sex and a rejected confession afterwards, Charles did not expect to get pregnant. And the problem? Erik doesn’t want to see it even in paint.

this time featuring some 616 cherik 🩵