Erik had never been so enamored with someone before.

After the death of his wife, Madga, and their child, Anya, he thought that love was something out of his reach. He had sworn never to love again, scared (though he wouldn’t admit it) to open his heart to another and be destroyed by their death, but you had changed that. You made him feel loved and alive again, even if you didn’t fully understand the impact you had on him.

Because of you, Erik wanted to try again.

To have a family again.

The only problem was that you didn’t want children.

You weren’t a mutant like him, and he knew he couldn’t change your mind on having a child. You were rightfully scared of what sort of abilities your child would have, if any, and you didn’t want them subjected to a world that hated them.

Erik completely understood your concerns, especially because you were human, but that part of him that wanted kids so desperately…

Well… it wasn’t as forgiving.

“You’re… pregnant?” He pretends to be shocked, his eyes focused on your figure as you held up the pregnancy test for him to see. Two solid pink lines signifying that you were pregnant glared at him, and mentally, he was preening in joy that his plan had worked.

He’d been replacing your birth control with placebos for a while now, surmising that this was best for both of you. You were scared of being a parent, but it wasn’t like he was going to leave you. He’d be right with you every step of the way, ensuring that nothing happened to your pregnancy or your unborn child.

“I thought you were on birth control. Surely—” He lets out a scoff of disbelief, his lips threatening to twitch into a smile, though he quickly represses the urge. “—surely this shouldn’t have happened.”