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                  Erik volunteers to let Charles test his powers on him so Charles can get better at controlling them.

                  Erik discovering the best way to surprise a telepath is to think about what he's going to do after he's licked Charles out, and let the licking out part slip his mind.

                  Charles wakes from the absence of noise. There is an empty space in his room, beside his bed. Not quiet as in an abandoned room, but utterly, featurelessly blank. Like a box made of unblemished, impenetrable metal and Charles knows before he opens his eyes.

                  His head was tilted slightly backwards in sleep, hair curling over his forehead in the heat, and he looked like a gift, like a present laid out and waiting for Erik’s return. And Erik would have him now, thank you.