The minor fall and the major lift.

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1st January 2014 | The Nexus

Years Charles had to reconcile himself with what happened, with the misguided and often hypocritical path his best friend had chosen for himself, with the idea that Charles simply wasn't enough in the end. He'd strained against the past as it stared out at him from every newspaper and TV screen for months on end, had pushed hard against his own helplessness and anchored himself as best he could with work and its small accomplishments. He'd believed himself grounded and fully prepared for this eventuality, but with the moment now bearing down upon him, it became rapidly obvious that he was precisely the opposite.

Complete | Spoilers for X-Men: Days of Future Past