[It's what he and Charles had promised, really; when they said come be accepted, it wasn't supposed to be just for the moment, for as long as Shaw's a threat, though that is as far as Erik thought. For decades, that was all he could see, wearing self-imposed blinders that kept his focus steady.
Shaw isn't a threat anymore, and there are pieces to pick up. Friends to support, kids to guide. He has a job, a duty to do by Alex, by Sean and Hank and Raven and Angel and everyone like them. Erik hadn't had a place to belong when he was a boy. But he could supply it for others who needed it.]
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Shaw isn't a threat anymore, and there are pieces to pick up. Friends to support, kids to guide. He has a job, a duty to do by Alex, by Sean and Hank and Raven and Angel and everyone like them. Erik hadn't had a place to belong when he was a boy. But he could supply it for others who needed it.]
I would, actually. I'm sure you won't mind.