|| -- @thefastestaround : "Father," he said suddenly, appearing in the doorway of Magneto's abode, arms crossed and looking like he was ready to discuss something very important and dire. "So there are rumors on the island of Katherine and I being...involved." This was so fucking uncomfortable for Pietro. But he had wanted to try to be closer to his father, and this was a way to do it. "Do you think you could...squash a few of them? For her, I mean, not a good look for her to be connected to me."
"What are the rumors?"
He asked, leaning back in the seat and raising an eyebrow. He couldn't tell whether his son was referring to the same he knew, or whether the rumors were something else.
He had wondered when Pietro would eventually bring this up to him. It was a very bold move for the speedster, given the fact that he always seemed to be so reluctant to spend time with him. But it had to mean something, that the speedster had taken some of his time to ask for something like this. Even though the rumor mills of his nation are not something he normally indulges in.
The unexpected revelation that Pietro and Miss Pryde were on amicable terms left Magneto genuinely surprised. The notion that these two, in his eyes, vastly different individuals would even entertain the prospect of romance struck him as a peculiar twist of fate, almost amusing in its own right. Erik found himself facing an intriguing dilemma.
His natural inclination was to maintain his silence on the matter. After all, the island of mutants already buzzed with its fair share of speculations and gossip. But he realized that this very silence could inadvertently fuel the rumors further, adding an air of mystery to the alleged romance.
"So you are here to... not woo her?"
Erik and Pietro were not the best individuals to have private conversations in a lonely room. Erik could read the speedster not like Wanda could, but Pietro would never lower himself to asking his father for anything were it not... something more. Something to the rumors. But he pushed that thought away with haste.
"Then tell me, Pietro, why is it so that you wish to remain in the good graces of Katherine but also make sure that the rumors you two are romantically involved cease? And how would I go about doing so? I do not possess telepathic abilities, now do I?"
