First, I need to thank you for spoiling me, because it makes reading this, not easier, but like I have a better handle on it. You know? It no longer feels like I'm driving in the pitch dark with a steep cliff somewhere up ahead that I just know I'll eventually drive off. It even made pregnant Raven easier to bear (though that did trigger me a bit, though not as bad as before--and wtf is wrong with me that pregnant women trigger me I do not know). What I really liked in this update was your Erik consistency. I like how you showed us this human side (through memories of his parents, the photographs) but then immediately reminded us that he was Magneto (by having him express outrage--however subtextually--at there being no pictures of Raven in her true form). You can see how Charles would fall for the human Erik but by leery of the mutant Magneto. It sort of almost makes Charles' Stockholm syndrome less distressing (though their sexual relationship still makes me cringe). You also did a very good job making Erik sympathetic in this chapter, despite how deplorable his actions are. That last scene was pretty heart breaking.

And omg, I wrote a review that didn't involve triggered Neko freaking out! (I actually read the chapter this morning, freaked out, and then came back to do the review with a level head, which I think will be my routine from now on, that way you don't have to deal with my insanity, only my insight. That work?)