the wrong end of the telescope

I'm working on this post-movie AU, you see. The premise can be summed up as: "Nope, Raven doesn't leave her brother bleeding on a beach." Alternatively "Vee's attempt at consistent characterization." Or: "Erik broods; Raven and Charles are the best siblings."

Anyhow, this story is getting long and there's a lot of healing and pain and so on and so forth, and the other day I needed to give Erik and Charles a moment of something less difficult, if you will. Post-movie, no warnings.

( Charles wakes up to Erik staring at him. )