Title: Let Sleeping Telepaths Lie
Disclaimer: Me no own, You no sue.
Warning: Angst, PTSD, slash, language
Note: italics is inside Erik's or Charles' head; bold italics are memories. Sorry if the formatting gets confusing.
Note2: Narrative will be 2nd POV, switching between Charles and Erik.
Chapter 1: Let the nightmares begin
He didn't mean to, you know that.
And really, you shouldn't have woken up a telepath in the middle of a nightmare.
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The hits are coming faster and mother is weeping in the corner. If she could stand, you know that she would be taking these hits for you. But she can't stand so she can't take these hits and you're just fine with that.
The shouting and cursing in this particular memory-nightmare have long since faded, lost to time and buried deep.
You do remember how this beating ends though.
Your father is on his knees and you're standing over him, screaming as you hack away at his psyche.
When Erik wakes you, your mind reaches out and slashes him deep.
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"Char-," you don't even have time to say his full name as you feel the knife-edge of Charles' subconscious slice into your own, digging up your most painful of memories and forcing you to relive them all, amplifying all of your emotions a thousand fold.
The Nazi's breaking down the door, shoving your mother to her knees as they search for others.
A bright pink spray shooting out of your mother's head.
Shaw laughing and cutting, laughing and cutting.
An absolute fear you hadn't known since you got your powers encircles you, gripping your neck and squeezing.
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"No!" Charles shouts as he recoils violently.
But the damage is done and Erik is convulsing on the floor, screaming in pain and terror, trapped in his memories.
"Erik," you desperately try to call out to him, but he's too far gone.
"Charles!" Raven throws herself into the room.
"Get the others and get out of the house," you scream, noticing that anything remotely metal has begun to swirl around the room and it won't be long before it's everything in the whole mansion. As if on cue, something just outside the room shatters.
"Go now!" you shout one last time, and Raven is quick to obey. "Get as far away as you can!"
You turn back to Erik and enter his mind once more.
To be continued...