[ It could make sense for Peter to be his son, and after all the things they've been too and the opportune appearances of the boy in the middle of all the biggest dramas in his life - well. Surely Charles would have known, if he'd read the boy's mind? But Charles hadn't been a telepath when he'd first met Peter. Maybe Peter didn't even know, not for certain.
Erik hasn't met a mutant with those sorts of powers before, and there's certainly a sense of smug pride at the idea of one of his children - his grandchildren - having such strength, but he tries to quash that down quietly. They're not actually his, even if he does believe that Billy is his grandchild from another world.
A galactic scale. If he hadn't just seen Apocalypse almost destroy the world and destroy the only person he could call a friend these days - well, he might be a little more interested in the notion. ]
That must be interesting for the both of you.
[ Haltingly, he leans back against the tree, wondering how much he can - and should - give away. ]
Not Pietro, no. But there is a boy called Peter that is a... 'Speedster'. They look similar.
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Erik hasn't met a mutant with those sorts of powers before, and there's certainly a sense of smug pride at the idea of one of his children - his grandchildren - having such strength, but he tries to quash that down quietly. They're not actually his, even if he does believe that Billy is his grandchild from another world.
A galactic scale. If he hadn't just seen Apocalypse almost destroy the world and destroy the only person he could call a friend these days - well, he might be a little more interested in the notion. ]
That must be interesting for the both of you.
[ Haltingly, he leans back against the tree, wondering how much he can - and should - give away. ]
Not Pietro, no. But there is a boy called Peter that is a... 'Speedster'. They look similar.