Cesare

mrkinch:

I think I’ve seen “Charles has left the X-Men! Erik knows something horrible must have happened! Erik rescues Charles!” but I can’t recall a (relatively) rational Charles simply quitting… In a near!AU, maybe? Memory stirs. But a commonly imagined response seems to be bewilderment, profound disappointment, and a sense of loss, even of being set adrift.

What about: “After briefly battling Weapon Alpha, and, later, Warhawk, Phoenix returned from the Savage Land to tell Professor X that all the X-Men were dead. Prof. Xavier shut down the school and traveled with Lilandra to her kingdom, where she was crowned Empress… They fell in love and, for a time, Professor Xavier lived on Chandilar, the Shi’ar throneworld, as Lilandra’s consort.” (Charles Xavier (Earth-616) - Marvel Comics Database)