Of Loss and Acceptance

by Starjargon

Charles's whole life changes in a matter of moments. He needs to deal with that. Or: How Charles Xavier: Professor, leader, foremost telepath, runner, learned to be Charles Xavier: Professor, leader, foremost telepath, wheelchair-user, with a little help. K plus for thematic elements.

7. Depression- Azazel

"Azazel, wasn't it?"

"Da."

"If you've come to kill me, you should have done on the beach, before I became… this."

"Yet, Emma admires you. Shaw feared you. Magneto respects you. The beautiful Mystique… loves you. They all knew different man, though."

"Raven and Erik had foolish notions about who I am."

"They are not the ones in smelly bed mourning a life that could have been. So, they are not the fools, I think."

"Why can't everyone just leave me be?"

"Maybe that man died on beach after all. You… are not him. He was not so easily defeated."