Title: Knowing and Being Known
Fandom: xmfc
Characters: Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr
Rating: G
Length: 100 words
Content notes: drabble for challenge 71 History
Author notes: the scene's there, these thoughts aren't
Summary: swagger and smirk change the game



{{Everything? Arrogant bastard.}} Erik's thoughts are angry, defensive, loud. Charles almost winces. He's wagered on a bit of swagger and display of power, but perhaps he overreached. Knowing without being known is lifeblood to Erik's vengeance. Suddenly Charles is the enemy for seizing that advantage.

Charles shouldn't care. He's never minded what people think of him. He certainly sympathizes. His own history is closely-held indeed. Even Raven knows only what they've shared. Yet it thrills Charles, even as it terrifies him, to imagine letting Erik know everything in turn, to imagine reaching a balance. He hopes he’ll get the chance.