fic: the heart is the philosopher's throne (x-men)

the heart is the philosopher's throne
X-Men || R (sex, language, mention of canon child abuse) || Charles/Erik, Raven || 1,760 words
The thing about Charles was that he wanted too badly to fix people.

• For this prompt (poor timing and character flaws) from the 1stclass_kink  meme.
• Title from Saul Williams, "Coded Language" and pretend it isn't also the same title as my journal, I just really like this line and it actually seems appropriate here.
• Spoilers for the First Class movie.

( Guide them, teach them, make them realize their full potential or whatever, and Raven had lost count of the number of times she wanted to slap him for it. )