[ Despite how it seems, Erik wants a family desperately. He had just given up on the idea of one, having dedicated the last decade and a half to hunting down Shaw. Now he has this fledgling found family of brothers and sisters, entire mutantkind, that he loves so fiercely. And now he has Billy, who carries his genes (sort of), who carries mutant powers (sort of?), who he seems to, in 2013, have a decent relationship with.
He is not Billy's grandfather yet, but this means he has children. Or will. And his children have children-- two, at least. Twins, even. Imagine that, both mutants, both alive, both assumedly healthy. For someone who's shelved that dream long ago in pursuit of other pressing needs, that's sort of beautiful to hear. ]
Your mother, then? She's... my daughter?
[ He says this tentatively as if speaking it too surely will make it untrue. As rare as it is for him to be speechless, it's even rarer for him to get nervous butterflies. But as he repeats the thought that he has a daughter... he has a daughter, he's a father... it's an overwhelming phantom sensation, like holding a baby right after it's born and thinking, this is mine. ]
going on a feels trip don't break his heart too much with the truth !!!
[ Despite how it seems, Erik wants a family desperately. He had just given up on the idea of one, having dedicated the last decade and a half to hunting down Shaw. Now he has this fledgling found family of brothers and sisters, entire mutantkind, that he loves so fiercely. And now he has Billy, who carries his genes (sort of), who carries mutant powers (sort of?), who he seems to, in 2013, have a decent relationship with.
He is not Billy's grandfather yet, but this means he has children. Or will. And his children have children-- two, at least. Twins, even. Imagine that, both mutants, both alive, both assumedly healthy. For someone who's shelved that dream long ago in pursuit of other pressing needs, that's sort of beautiful to hear. ]
Your mother, then? She's... my daughter?
[ He says this tentatively as if speaking it too surely will make it untrue. As rare as it is for him to be speechless, it's even rarer for him to get nervous butterflies. But as he repeats the thought that he has a daughter... he has a daughter, he's a father... it's an overwhelming phantom sensation, like holding a baby right after it's born and thinking, this is mine. ]