not to sound controversial but we need more stalker Erik fics. I feel like I've rarely found those? or it's like cute stalking where they get together in the end bc Erik is creepy for following his best friend's insta so closely not dark, dangerous, willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants and what he wants is Charles stalker!Erik. on that note do you have any recs?
You know what, you’re right! There aren’t a ton of fics out there in fandom with Erik as a stalker (or even dark!Erik, not really), though the stuff I’ve got bookmarked (see below) are all AMAZING.
Not all with ‘stalker’ Erik but def. a dark/sociopath/psychopathic Erik. A+++ all the way (mind the tags!):
Playing With Fire by professor
Charles is a detective determined to catch a serial killer.
If the serial killer doesn't catch him first.
Front Window by widgenstain
Erik is a lonely electronics salesman with a secret past, who develops an unhealthy obsession with the blue-eyed stranger form across the street.
Rampage by wallhaditcoming (uvcatastrophe)
When police uncover evidence that notorious serial killer Magneto is obsessed with Professor Charles Xavier, they immediately move to put him into Witness Security. Only Xavier refuses. The police come up with trumped up charges to arrest him and thus keep him safe until they can apprehend the killer. Erik is not happy that the police have chosen to drag Charles into this and are now trying to keep him from him, and shows his displeasure the best way he knows how -- an increased body count.
The Bell's Toll by MonstrousRegiment
XMFC/Nikkita crossover for a prompt in the Kinkmeme.
A sort of fusion between the two series, with a healthy (or not) dose of my own imagination. Charles Xavier goes to prison, and is recruited by a spy/assassin division of the government. Dismal a beginning as this might look, it unbelievably goes downhill. Erik, the necessary stoic ex-military man, gets sidled with him. Not a single person is amused.
To Be Anywhere Else by helens78
Charles wakes up drugged, with Erik's boss demanding tribute. He gets it, even though Charles doesn't want to give it to him.
Missed Connections by thatoldbroad
On a subway ride, a random stranger catches Charles's attention and from there his obsession begins.