Erik was the black Charles, she should have realized that from the first moment she saw him.
They are two sides of the same coin, intertwined light and shadow.
In this world, the only people in this world who could look at her true form with that look and tell her sincerely that she was beautiful were Charles and Erik.
The difference was that after saying this, Charles' ears would turn red and he would look away uncomfortably; while Erik would stare at her closely, then lower his head and kiss her.
She wanted both. The last two were lost.
…
"Are you still Charles' Ra*ven, or are you Mystique?"
Later she finally knew the real difference between Charles and Erik.
Erik thinks she is beautiful because she is a perfect mutant; and Charles thinks she is beautiful simply because she is Raven.
Charles's Ra*ven.
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