Charles thinks that Victor is really nifty and likes him quite a bit, but Victor does definitely unsettle him. For a kid to have gotten so cynical is... frustrating and a little scary. The most similar thing Charles has ever experienced was after WWII, when men were coming back from war and there was victory and celebration but there were also things under the surface that made a telepath whose powers had just gone through a growth spurt, so to speak, very happy that he lived in relative isolation. Only this time, he's one of the adults and the kids are kids and there's not even any sort of headway being made. The future is apparently terrible. And it's honestly rather overwhelming for Charles as someone who is just getting started. But he does have both time and his own personality on his side -- Charles hasn't gotten worn down into frustration by years and years of all this, and he's just sort of digging his heels in and holding more tightly to his dream in reaction to it.

...I'm sorry that answering a relationship meme about Victor involves mostly talking about Charles. Charles likes Victor. But Charles is also very self-centered/goal-oriented.

And we'll see how things play out, but Charles is feeling some combination of bemused and unsure over how all of the kids apparently think that he and Erik are boyfriends. EMOTIONS. THINGS. When in doubt, try distancing and compartmentalizing. :|||||

What are Victor's thoughts on Erik/Magneto?