⸻ 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉: charles xavier; penned by @arkhospheleteon ⸻ 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: krakoa, the quiet council chambers
━⊱ scott summers emerged from the portal into krakoa’s vibrant air, the faint buzz of human arrogance still clinging to him. his stride was firm, boots pressing into the living floor, the red visor slicing through the island’s glow — a silent vow to krakoa’s defiance. he’d just brushed up against the avengers’ world — not a fistfight, but a sharp exchange with one of their liaisons, some suit parroting stark’s tech-jargon and rogers’ platitudes about “coexistence”. scott had cut it short: krakoa didn’t need their blessing, and he wasn’t there to beg.
the chamber doors slid open, and he caught erik lehnsherr mid-step, rising from his seat, helmet in hand. his silver hair glinted as he turned from charles, their low voices fading — a private talk just wrapped. erik’s eyes flicked to scott, a brief, piercing jolt that lingered too long, before he brushed past with that quiet, commanding stride, the doors sealing behind him. the room settled, leaving only professor x at the table.
charles stood at the head of the chamber, the sleek cerebro helmet crowning his head, its metallic curve framing his face without veiling it. his hands were clasped behind his back, posture tall and renewed, his eyes — sharp and unguarded — locking onto scott with that steady, visionary calm that anchored them all. the space hummed — krakoa’s dream alive between its architect and its shield.
scott stopped before the table, shoulders squared. ❝ ran into one of the avengers’ errand boys. ❞ he said, voice clipped and controlled. ❝ same old noise. ‘concerns’, ‘dialogue’. i told them krakoa’s not their sandbox. they’ll figure it out or they won’t. ❞ his tone was flat, dismissing the encounter like a spent round.
he faced professor x, his image sharp in the helmet’s visor. ❝ the other nations... what’s their status? are they ready to acknowledge us, professor? ❞ the question was precise, a soldier’s check-in, carrying faith in charles’ plan and a readiness to move.
