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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier Additional Tags: Addiction recovery, Alcohol Addiction, Charles Xavier Has a Cane, Self-Loathing Charles, Relapse and Recovery, Failed First Meeting, Erik Lehnsherr is Supportive, Erik Lehnsherr is Patient, cooking as love language, Comfort Food, emotional breakdown, Charles Xavier Needs a Hug, Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr Relationship Feels, Hurt/Comfort, healing together, Angst with a Happy Ending, recovery is a process, Charles Xavier is Loved, Erik Lehnsherr is the Perfect Boyfriend, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Soft!Erik / Broken!Charles Summary:
Healing doesn’t always happen behind closed doors. Sometimes it rises slowly, like bread left to rest, or simmers patiently, like a stew meant to be shared. Between challah and hamin, between silence and touch, Charles and Erik discover that love itself can be a form of recovery.
