Charles was about 12 years old when you met him, and Raven was about 8. You were the youngest. When you and Raven met Charles, you were about 5 years old, and hadn't realised you had powers yet. While without a family, Raven had taken you away from your parents after seeing them mistreat you. What she didn't know, was that their behaviour was because you had just gotten your autism diagnosis.
"Take whatever you want, we've got lots of food, you don't have to steal!" His kind words filled your ears as you slowly gained the confidence to come out from behind Raven's protection. "I didn't see you there! What's your name?" He asked gently.
"Y/n," you mumbled with a shy smile.
"Charles Xavier," he repeated, once again holding out his hand. You took it and shook it gently as you shared a grin.
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Extraordinary Mutant (X-Men x autistic reader)
FanfictionAs an autistic person myself, I decided to write what I think it would be like to be an autistic person in the world of X-men, and explore how I think the characters would perceive them. So this will be set during First Class, but the reader insert...
