Professor X & Magneto's Not So Secret Romance - Cherik

UPDATE!Fic Recs Now Live - bit.ly/1USy8qE
Thanks to the latest set of X-Men films beginning with First Class in 2011, the film franchise has been revitalized; and with it has come a heightened awareness of a certain pairing, that should probably have been more popular to begin with. Enter a world where Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a Magneto are together. It's time to get to know the ship known as Cherik.
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[@alexander_avila]

You don't even know my frustration.

[@yunogasai90]

It's you! Oh boy

[@minamvs4615]

+your fave queer ...why u don't like hets? 😑

[@fallenangeltiger9244]

+AreTheyGay Your videos are awesome! I love the Stucky one the best. ^^

[@thehecticchannel8054]

Dude you're awesome

[@celestinebuendia]

AreTheyGay 👍🏻

[@MorganKaines]

Pft. I shipped them while they were still old. They bickered like an old married couple, lol, it was absolutely adorable!

[@thynguyen911]

And the two actors, Sir Ian and Sir Patrick, usually kiss each other on the lips whenever they meet haha my heart can't take the cuteness

[@sunaominkey]

MorganKaines Me too!

[@greenstarrysky9881]

I agree, They are so sweet together it makes me smile

[@mateletanelu5270]

That's what snape said

[@experiment8351]

Lol same

[@erikw.s.5209]

The most intense Cherik moment for me was the super 100% heterosexual no homo bro handshake in Days of Future Past.

[@fckjellybeans521]

haha this from "are they gay"

[@elizabethcatlion7015]

lmao yeasss

[@loisaf0112]

Literally

[@kit1063]

If one of them was a woman, it would be canon.

[@kit1063]

Unknown Unknown Critiquing society's biases is not mocking to heterosexuals.

[@iliveinaconstantstateoffea9634]

Achilles Pelides It didn't sound like that going by Theodora's "tone". But just think. If our cup of tea is this and not the stuff people usually put in movies, how do you not know that's their cup of tea? Oh well. I just don't think it's a bias, but whatever.

[@iliveinaconstantstateoffea9634]

Achilles Pelides Alright then. Well I suppose.

[@iliveinaconstantstateoffea9634]

Grace Gary But they'd have at least sneaked a kiss. Idk. But I for one prefer it this way. I think a show with homosexuality as the main issue kind of takes the fun in shipping. It should be natural and not forced.

[@IIscariot]

Dizzee Kipling it's sad but probably true T-T

[@LawlerNichole]

Cherik is also called Mutant Husbands

[@tobito2013]

Really? Wow. Now I'm imagining Superhusbands with Mutanthusbands as neighbors. Ugh, now I want a fic like that.

[@Felixia33]

+Obito Uchiha There's one. I think it's spiderpool too (you know the parents type of fic)

[@tobito2013]

+Felicigra G It's a Spiderpool. Awesome! It bringing all my ships together. :D Got any links? Is it in AO3?

[@cowboysunrae]

Just hit me up with a flashback of the murder husbands. Thank you

[@JayJay-ii8lw]

Ineffable Husbands Murder Husbands Mutant Husbands... ...yeah, shipping "Husbands" is my thing 😂

[@destinylewis1089]

The funniest thing ever is historically in theater and literature chess has always been a euphemism for sex

[@OneRandomLeo]

It goes over the heads of younger people but for the bit more mature guys... God I was snickering so hard when they played chess

[@julygirl9995]

@@OneRandomLeo not really, people who study about literature probably get the subtexts, irrespective of age.

[@deerkitten6678]

when i watched first class with my mother, she even said how cute they are together and my mother has nothing to do with shipping or anything alike that, so yeah even non fans see they are a good ship

[@kevinlinkll9531]

She meant as friends

[@lizziegoodall7044]

+little lionman And you know that how?

[@kevinlinkll9531]

Lizzie Goodall because any other way wouldn't make sense

[@lizziegoodall7044]

+little lionman Why is that?

[@kevinlinkll9531]

+Lizzie Goodall I watch a lot of Marvel Vids and this was in my recommended and it won't go away

[@ButterflyScarlet]

*Me 3 years ago:* Charles was right! *Me now, driving up to The Brotherhood in a bright pink Camaro and blowing bubblegum:* get in losers, we're fighting the government

[@Vivigreeny25]

This is even funnier is 2020

[@elizabethtrudgill8226]

I don't see Erik as being evil just lost. He suffered at the hands of the Germans during the war and he was alone, so when he met Charles who wanted to help him Erik didn't know how to accept it. He just seems lost and alone even though Charles is right there with him.

[@madisonw506]

Someone understands my thinking. No joke, that's exactly what I've been trying to convince my friends of. That sentence was weird.

[@Rensune]

elizabeth trudgill That's the tragedy of Most who do evil: it's out of Pain.

[@Soymaid]

+Rensure So true. People who do bad things can usually be either seen as evil or as someone in pain lashing out (but usually both). In fact, when people in fiction are just "evil" it generally makes no sense. Nobody is "just" evil. That's hard to even imagine. (I guess the closest argument is psychopaths, but even they have the excuse of it being a literal neurological disorder).

[@Rensune]

Soymaid Funny thing with Psychopaths, their morality is much closer to robots. Psychopaths can be great people as long as they have friends and family to serve as a moral compass For them.

[@huntress4400]

it also helps when the actors ship it too lol

[@SakuraSerenity]

Their love is so tragic, why are my pairings always so tragic. *cries in a corner*

[@emilyvince8504]

The way Erik and Charles’s minds were so easily compatible always reminds me of Scott Summer’s and Jean Grey’s psychic rapport.

[@gulpbiys5705]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWmZo6KqpbWIZ7M .

[@5am_nightmares]

I watched Apocalypse a few days ago and - AAAAAAAAARGH!! I was literally sitting in cinema with my best friend shouting at Erik and Charles and EVERYBODY. (There were just 5 other people in the room, luckily) It was a great movie, but for a Cherik shipper - jeez. AAAAAAAAAAAAAALL THE FEELS. And that after I knew this ship for like - 2 weeks? I get attached th ships waaay to easy...

[@uwu-rt3uv]

Same🌚

[@elijahshanklin2k10]

WTF

[@loisaf0112]

The way erik changed sides not after flashbacks of raven… but of CHARLES. SCREAMING CRYING

[@RedHyuuga]

The fun thing is that Ian (Erik) and Patrick (Charles) have a real bromance between them, making their interacting much more fun to watch, though I like both the older and younger portrayal of Erik and Charles.

[@indranigomes9874]

It’s down to the actors. Both Mcavoy and Fassbender and Mckellen and Stewart are really close friends.

[@snipergirl21]

Thank you for talking about the age-bias regarding ships. I do think that in this case, if it weren't for the younger versions of the characters, this ship would not exist.

[@AnzuBrief]

I shipped them from Xmen 2! Charles visiting Erik at prison, playing chess with him... they gave me chills!

[@ivorygoth8849]

Ian McKellen disagrees with you. He ships it, too, and even wanted a love scene between them in their movie.

[@maryrose8478]

I shipped them as an old couple but more in a romantic sense no smut. I know older people have sex but it's not something I want to fantasise about.

[@dafilmqueen556]

@@maryrose8478,I get you.If they are to have a romantic relationship,best to remain abstinent until they wed..

[@jeanbiIog]

they were shipped way before the movies 😅

[@Soymaid]

3:15 If you replace every scene of "chess" with a scene of them in bed together, the movie makes more sense. Code = broken!

[@alchiron2867]

Well. Shakespeare used chess as a metaphor for sex so... Maybe it's not that far-fetched ;)

[@destinylewis1089]

Well as I said historically in literature and theatre chess has always been a euphemism for sex

[@kellybundy1000]

I'd love to read that fic you mentioned where Charles is having a hard time returning to the mansion and that's how Erik realizes the two have more in common than he thought.

[@peterquill2027]

Super Cherik op what’s it called

[@p01104]

watched dark phoneix and the entire theatre (it was the premiere so the theatre was nearly full) literally screamed at the last five minutes (not joking hahahhahhaha) i nvr knew so many ppl shipped cherik

[@yeoreumlee03]

Do spoil, what happened in the last five minutes that made u scream?

[@juliamoriarty1918]

erik and charles play chess at a little cafe in paris while erik offers charles a home

[@ilphi08]

Funny how Charles and Erik got more chemistry than Logan+Jean, or Scott+Jean, or Bobby+Rogue, or Raven+Erik

[@jonathanouellette7050]

I saw Apocalypse this week and there was a flashback where I thought: " jesus, they LOVE eachother so much"

[@yeoreumlee03]

Dis is 4years ago- Its 2021 and I'm watching this

[@trinityfranklin8356]

Does this remind any Harry Potter fans of Dumbledore and Grindlewald? Or is it just me?

[@captainjackeye8807]

Trinity Franklin me

[@oof-rr5nf]

Grindlewald was pure evil, though . . .

[@sunaominkey]

Trinity Franklin I so hope they make their romantic relationship a subplot of the Fantastic Beasts franchise ... But I believe we won't see it. -_-

[@thingsthatarelongdead]

Yesss!

[@thingsthatarelongdead]

Yes!

[@worldwidehandsome240]

I ship cherik but don't like the fix it fics. I think it compromises their personalities too much. I prefer the tragic love stories.

[@cowboysunrae]

I haven't really read any of them but I kind of thought that when she mentioned them in the video.

[@DieVorleserin-ok8zr]

Yeah, kinda ruins their dynamic, which is in my point of view best described by James McAvoy: "The only thing stronger than their bond is their opposite ideological beliefs." If you take this away, if you make them forcefully compromise,... it's not who they are.

[@schattentaenzerin]

Who can watch Stewart and McKellen play chess in X2 and not ship them? I didn't need the younger, more attractive, version. Though they did a great job and boosted the shipping.

[@embersinthesnow6691]

I ship Cherik so much it hurts I wish we get to see more if ever Disney gives us X Men and Fassbender and McAvoy are still Magneto and Professor X

[@danielr3254]

I've been waiting for this video. I love how Charles conforts Erik. They give a lot of feels ❤🙌

[@THElovemusicnerd]

You don't even understand how hard it is to find a fic of the x men that doesn't include Cherik... I mean I ship them but I like other couples too.

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

+supernelvs I know what you mean, they are my x-men OTP but sometimes you just want some gen or Emma Frost/Cyclops in my life.

[@THElovemusicnerd]

Lol I am so new to this shipping and fan fic thing that I had no idea people shipped them! But I am getting on board with it because they really do love each other :)

[@kyuminnie137]

+ShippersGuideToTheGalaxy Well Scott does seem to have a thing for telepaths

[@justevina]

I remember the old 90s animation of X-men and I think I "shipped" (I was a kid, hence the quotation marks) Xavier & Magneto back then already - one of the "huh" moments was around the 2nd season at the "jungle" part where they responded to a false distress signal, lost their powers temporarily, had to work together, etc I think I also "shipped" Rogue & Gambit a bit? not sure anymore, which just shows they didn't catch my interest much, not even as a kid lol

[@triwenmichaelis3049]

Cherik has ruined me for good! #Otp

[@kimtazu9521]

anyway beach divorce

[@lydiasensei4957]

Thank you Dark Phoenix movie for the *cue captain Holt* VINDICATION!!

[@linafinnow6887]

There is no end to this ship, which is why it is so much fun. Thanks for another excellent analysis! I'm always really happy to get anyone else's take on them.

[@alidarideau3545]

LOL OMG I love love love it there "Beach divorce" oh my God I'm done

[@fienevandijk7224]

The beach divorce! Omg I love this fandom

[@kitoriwei1604]

It's 2019 and I'm still watching this-

[@libragoddess98287]

It's 2021 and I'm still watching it

[@kitoriwei1604]

@@libragoddess98287 damn... cause same-

[@Idk-dc7hv]

It’s almost 2023 and I’m still watching it

[@angieflores205]

​@Idk-dc7hv it's 2024 and I am currently watching this 😅

[@daniellemhall1358]

I love how they are based on the ideology of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. Always spoke to me on a deep level.

[@ProudHufflepuff-dj9ci]

Came to the comments to look for hate. Happy to report, I found almost none!

[@xcrstfallenstrx]

I have always shipped this ship in a way. I know that sounds weird, but in my mind they were always in love, and I started reading XMen comics when I was around 10. Like it never occurred to me that they were just friends, the same way I knew barbie and ken were meant to be. As I got older obviously I realized that was probably not intended, but in my heart I felt like they were star-crossed lovers, two people kept apart by their ideals, and given Erik's history we can understand why he believes the things he does. He's already been persecuted once, and there are few better suited than Charles to truly understand him and his turmoil. My attachment to their relationship means I still have around 50 XMen comics in a box. These majillion years later, now that 'shipping' exists, its great for me to be able to share this ship with others. As for other ships, rogue/gambit is strong for me, as well as jean/logan over jean/scott (even though I absolutely do not adore wolverine as most people see him as a badass and to me he's just a grumpy old man, he's crotchety)

[@ahoy_m8y]

"Beach divorce" I- 💀

[@awesometealover]

Thank you so much for this! I recently fell in love with this pairing and I love how you've explored their love in the different areas of canon, it's fascinating to see a ship in so many genres. I just have so many feelings about the tragedy of their ship and this video really gives me life :D

[@ZadnoleyaEdits]

Please please PLEASE do a rec list

[@Kitty-om9il]

I think of these two as practically canon, some of their moments are just too adorable!~ my favorite X-man pairing would have to be Emma Frost and Cyclops, I have a soft spot for that ship.

[@09dindaayularasati65]

Superbat, Cherik, and Stony all exude the same energy. Change my mind.

[@cjhs2006]

I Ship Cherik

[@AnzuBrief]

I shipped them when they were old... but after watching FC, that movie was a love story!

[@eddysailer5470]

this was a really good break down. Thank you for putting it together in the way that you did, with the pros, cons, examples from all verses, and the public eye stuff. Also im really glad that you pointed out the age bias stuff, because this is the first older person pairing ive ever been invested in, and i think thats interesting.

[@johncrane6136]

I love Cherik :-D they are so good for each other. To me one of the best representations of the trust between them is the very end of Apocalypse, where Erik (who has just lost a child as well as found another) allows Charles to teach and protect his son. You'd think that after losing Nina, Erik would be hugely overprotective of Peter, but he trusts Charles enough for Peter to join his team. I love that underlayer of trust they have, when both of them have so many reasons to be distrustful.

[@lyannastarkweather]

This video makes me so happy. This was the pairing that really pulled me into fanfiction back in 2011 and brought me onto Archive of Our Own for the first time. I literally started looking for fics immediately after leaving the theater on opening day. There was just so much of their relationship left to ponder on after the beach divorce.

[@Beacuzz]

One of my favorite Xmen ships is Rouge and Gambit. The flirting, the powers complementing, and just the over all charisma!!! Every version that has the two of them ships them!

[@jaypao8203]

This is probably one of my favourite vids of yours so far and I'm so glad this channel has gotten more subs!

[@tnmkhanh]

I love you

[@anymeaddict]

I love this Video!!!! I didnt know Charles was abused!!!! knew he had proeblems with his stepbrother but not the rest of it! Thsnk you!!!! Ship this even more now!if you have any favorite fics could youe tell me what they are???

[@talasintahan]

you briefly showed my cherik playlist on 8tracks im honoured

[@mimozalys5096]

I've just discovered this ship and i love it! I'm so glad you did a video on it, I learned a lot, thank you!

[@abihayes1294]

I've been watching X Men since I was three.... Erik and Charles have ALWAYS been my fav ship

[@Nymerya91]

Love the pairing and this was really lovely! You must have put a lot of work into this :)

[@ninaalencastro6857]

Your channel is soooo good

[@Gina-qn5cd]

Cherik shipper reporting!!! I like your analysis of the pairing, it is so well done and funny :3 I loved it!!!

[@lolelolalol2]

Loved the video! And oh that korrasami picture in the end, ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!?

[@oncerpotter3272]

Please do more Cherik. I need Cheirk. Writing at least 53 cherik fanifcs of these two. Please do more Cherik 😃😍😊😊

[@yeoreumlee03]

Posted yet? If so Idm reading XD

[@MrTobi013]

i always figured erik and charles to being the "mother" and "father" of the x-men universe. XD they'd always have their adorable parental arguments....it's kinda hard not to ship them. after all, their "son" is onslaught. XD

[@MrProteus616]

Love this ship, I've been reading xmen since the 90s and I have always supported this ship. And I just discovered this channel!!! 😀😀😀

[@xYamiAkatsukix]

Thank you for this video! It would be amazing if you did a video about cherik fics and fandom, I've noticed there is a lot of newcomers after xma and it would be great for them. I remember how scary and confusing the fandom was for me when I discovered it after dofp. I love cherik, it will forever be my otp and you described the ship beautifully, thank you for also including comics verse.

[@Writing4MySoul]

Awesome video!!! Much love to your channel 😍

[@teampeeta74]

Hi! This is one of my favorite channels, I love all your videos! You should totally do a video on the pairing of Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin and Edward Nygma aka The Riddler :)

[@16tonw8]

I would ADORE a rec fic, or even a google doc.

[@juliejackson3909]

I know you posted this a long time ago but I have to say I love all the videos of yours that I have seen!

[@sevendayscili]

I always thought chess was an euphemism for something else... *cough* sex *cough*

[@SmolMuse]

I need so many ship recs for this ship OMG!!!! One of my otps for life

[@kellybundy1000]

CHERIK FOREVER!!!

[@christinman]

"word" honestly im always a sucker for good cherik fics

[@sherlockianfannibal3280]

Sherlockian friend, hello !

[@yeoreumlee03]

Same omg

[@catherinedawson8662]

Thanks so much for making this my favorite pairing !!! :D

[@tobito2013]

Oh my Lord, they're so cute! They even got the bickering married couple down perfectly! They are the perfect embodiment of "I want to grow old with you".

[@TheMewSakura]

WORD! We'd love to see some recs!

[@phoenixflarehart1672]

8:16 OMG! The Same Eyes in Different People is a great story. I love that fic.

[@alpineivy2763]

Omg, Cherik is love, Cherik is life! This ship is just so perfect. (but also so painful ╭( ๐_๐)╮) If I would get one dollar for each thelepatic-sex or other kinky af fic that exists about these two, I would be rich af PS. your German wasn't as bad as you maybe think it was xD

[@Marvel_Fan_Forever]

X-Men are the best and are only superheroes i know there are the best

[@vanillasadboi]

I remember the first time I watched First Class. I was screaming into a pillow by the end of it and Cherik became my OTP.

[@Dark666Raven]

Cherik!!! my shipp!!!!!!! I love them!!!

[@apple-d4460]

Thank you for the video, I love cherik so much ! And a red list would be great :)

[@marvelgirl7740]

word...word...WORD! I love this ship and HAVE before I knew what shipping WAS!!! Lol I started collecting in the late 80's and I always had a place in my heart for these guys.

[@RainStarHaru]

Whoa yesss Cherik, LOVE IT. The Apocalypse movie had so many scenes (not as many as the last two movies tho) and I screamed 'HUSBANDS' all over the movie and just 'ERIK NO' like the usual with him. And yesss please fic recs would be great :) Also, just a few suggestion ships for your vids um maybe: *Superbat - Batman/Superman *Foggy/Matt or Frank/Matt (Daredevil) *Alec/Magnus (Shadowhunter) *Derek/Stiles (Teen Wolf) *FrostIron (Avengers) *Science Boyfriend (Avengers) *Doctor/Master (Doctor Who) *Kirk/Spock (Star Trek) *Cecil/Carlos (Night Vale) *Bond/Q (James Bond) *Rick/Daryl (Walking Dead) Perhaps you'll be interested in doing one of them?

[@princelotor3585]

I have never subscribed to a channel so fast in my life. Finally, a channel just about shipping!

[@wrenholder8436]

Yes but the older version would have been cute can you imagine Eric with Charles waddling in fancy restaurant for a date I mean come on

[@averylcobb6110]

Oh my god thank you, cherik is one of my top otps!!!!!!

[@alexred569]

Omg!!! I love this pairing so much! Thank you for making a video about it! Have you seen The Walking Dead?? If you have maybe you could do a video about Carol and Daryl!

[@Floriam96]

I would definitely love a fic recommendations video on Cherik if you get the chance! I'm new to the Cherik fandom, and would love to know some really good fics to start reading!

[@Awall79]

Thank you for this! Cherik is my OTP and although I have other pairings I enjoy, these two are my tip top, cream of the crop. By the way, I love all your vids...even the ones about ships I don't ship.

[@AvatarAchrel]

Question: have you listened to/read the "Winter of the banked fires"? I think that it may be my favourite fic in the Cherik fandom partly because the original author found a way to get them in both when their old and young. Also the podfic has a ton of people reading and is amazing to listen to.

[@irmihuhnchen5222]

yes to both! it is my favorite story with this pairing! i think it is an awesome story! what else do you recommend?

[@reannebower8681]

Cherik was my first ship to and got me into fandom :) great video!

[@Lala-uj2kt]

A fic rec would be great!

[@agus-yg3sq]

pleasee do a rec video! amazing channel by the way (:

[@yeoreumlee03]

0:25 "We cant kiss in front of your son" HAHA

[@BrittnyShrub]

OMG I'm so happy that this video exists.

[@DarkFoxKirin]

Id love to see some recs for popular ships!

[@eluegl7006]

Holy shit i really need to read comics, i didn't know Charles has an abusive past, btw, awesome video!

[@noelleslament]

in the 2011 movie Erik tells Charles he makes an adorbable lab rat.. ERIK ADMITTED HE LIKE CHARLES WHY I DID NOT NOTICE I HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sophiao.p.8338]

"Kinky, oh, so kinky. Telepathic sex is apparently da best sex" LMAO

[@Dj2anime]

How I picture Albus and Gellert from HP XD