Okay, so just because of the two bits of fanart below, It's gotten me thinking about Charles and Erik's relationship.
Now, I have been an X-men fan since before Ms Marvel and MoM (If you know, you know), and Cherik is easily my favourite ship. Because, well, no matter what tripe or situation Cherik is stuck in, it works!
Anyway. . .
The fanart has gotten me think about what Charles and Erik think of each other, as Charles always ends up playing white, while Erik always ends up playing black.
I think Charles always ends up playing white, because I think if he played black Erik would think all the innocence and wholesomeness would drain from Charles in a matter of seconds. Charles is the one good thing Erik has in his life, and since white is a colour that isn't plagued by darkness or 'evil' as I think Erik would say, he would want Charles to have as he couldn't face letting him having black.
Charles though, first thought that Erik was just babying him, or that he always wanted to be black, or just to give him a head start. Well, when he read Erik's mind to find out, he became completely fine with it.
Now for black, Erik always wants to be it as I think he is hard on himself because of the death of his mother, Raven and many more people. So when they play chess, Erik insists on being Black if Charles picks it, only because he thinks black represents the evil in his life and the dark, past mistakes he made.
And all the while Charles tries to help him, Erik simply refuses and probably breaks down as he relises all the mistakes he made in his life, not wanting to harm another person expecially after Cuba.
So, what I think, is that Charles and Erik always has a chess set, set up ready to play one another, but with the colours, that because of past mistakes being assigned to them, on the side they sit on.
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I'm trying hard
Not to be ashamed
Not to know the name
Of who is waking up beside me
Or the date, the season or the city
really erik why
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charles with this hair is the best thing that happened to x-men movies
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