[ it doesn't surprise him she has — or even that it's appeared in those stupid books. he'd read a few when they'd found themselves in his hands, and had discarded them pretty quickly when he realised just how close to the truth they were — and just how inaccurate they were, too. none of his teammates ever came back from that one last blow, not like they do in those stupid books, constantly being resurrected like death's beyond them. ]
[ he breathes out through his nose, looking at the stupid birds. ] I liked that place. [ if he liked anything, it was xavier's institute, the first place in a long while he'd been able to call home. ] You would've liked it, too. It's one of the only things those stupid books got right.
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[ he breathes out through his nose, looking at the stupid birds. ] I liked that place. [ if he liked anything, it was xavier's institute, the first place in a long while he'd been able to call home. ] You would've liked it, too. It's one of the only things those stupid books got right.