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Erik Lehnsherr ○ Magneto ([personal profile] heavymetals) wrote 2023-10-09 08:38 pm (UTC)

[ It's a good thing Wanda breaks the silence, because Erik certainly wasn't about to. Coming back isn't physically taxing, but there's a flood of memories that comes along with it, overwhelming him all the more when it comes with what he's just experienced in the Horizon.

His breath catches in his throat, and he holds it in, too afraid that trying to exhale would come with another sob. But tears well in his eyes regardless, and when he shuts them tightly, they run down his cheeks. It's quiet, and he doesn't say anything, listening to her. Wishing that this wasn't yet another horrible experience that they share with each other.

He can't bring himself to let go of her hand just yet, like it's a link to that memory, to the Horizon. The precious, incomparable and unrepeatable chance that he got to be with her again. But she doesn't seem to mind, even adding more to the contact, so he doesn't pull away yet. ]


Nina.

[ Somehow, saying the name is as painful as everything else. He's suddenly aware he hadn't said it out loud once, since he lost her. ]

I'm... sorry, too. About your sons. [ His fingers tighten briefly over hers. ] No parent should live to see their children die.

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