#Dad-Nee-Toh

[dad-nee-toh]

In a world...

Where Magneto, yeah that guy, is a doting father and just wants to love his kids and be a family.

A world where he doesn't throw them under literal buses, just to further his own agenda.

A world where he doesn't look at Pietro like he is the scum under his shoes, and he treats him with respect.

A world where he treats all his kids with respect, kind of....

I say that because sometimes he can be over doting, and over baring, and no significant other that his children choose is good enough for his kids.

He is definitely that dad that sits a shotgun on the table when first meeting his children's dates and tells them that he is not afraid to go back to prison while cocking the shotgun with his powers. Also, remind their dates that he has been to Prison multiple times and has broken out each time.

Face claim:

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

@dad-nee-toh

[islandtarochips]

Hello! You've been super nice with my content and I would like to thank you for being so kind 🥺

I have a question since I'm interested to ask! Can you tell me something about your culture and Samoan people? :D

Of course dearie! Everything that you've created is an ABSOLUTE stunning art! You and the others that I have followed!

And yeah! I would LOVE to! But just to let you know, I’m slowly learning as well since I was young. Because of how a slow learner I am but I will do my best to answer your question! (And it will be in a little detail for me to explain EVERYTHING about our culture.)

Starting off about the Samoan people. Us Samoan people are very strict with our culture. And they said that we're the most recognizable people showing it. Our dances, our music, visual arts. All of that! The Visual Arts are the most interesting thing that I've seen so far. Like the Tatau (tah-tah-oo).

The Tatau are like tattoos mainly on the thighs and waist. You can say that they're wearing like clothing. Which means they are practically...Ahem. You should know. And they said we started using this as an inspiration by the two Fijian women who came up to the shore and brought their materials and knowledge of tattooing. Next one that we're known for Visual Arts is Siapo (see-ah-poh). A Samoan word for "A fine cloth made from the bark of the Paper Mulberry tree."

The Siapo is very important for ceremony, especially the wedding occasion and the funeral service, just to wrap the dead body and put in the grave. (Since we have caskets now. We put the Siapo on TOP of the casket instead.) It's even for High Chiefs or village maiden wearing the Siapo around their waist. Like in this old photo!

(IF you can even SEE it) Now the next one is the Ie Lavalava (ee-eh lah-vah-lah-vah). An Ie Lavalava is a piece of fabric that Polynesians tie around their waists that gets worn like a skirt. Both men and women wear this type of garment in Samoa and is considered to be a traditional daily outfit used for school uniforms or work attire paired with a jacket and tie. Like this one:

(Students wearing their Ie Lavalava for school) Or this one:

(This is somewhere in the state as they allowed them to wear it in school campus. I forgot the name of the school and place.) Men and Women wear them like that. For anywhere they go. Back in the days, my dad use to tell me that women should wear an Ie whenever they go out in the village. If they don't, it goes to show that they are not respecting our people or the village for it. And nowadays, we hardly done that. I mean, there are still some of them wears an Ie when they go out but most of us aren't. I only wear an Ie when I go to another Pastor's house or go to Church. Anyway, here is some BEAUTIFUL design that they made an Ie Lavalava!

And LASTLY of the Visual Art, is Weaving. I'm sure you already know of what weaving is. For us, we weave baskets and Ie Tonga (ee-eh toh-ngh-ah). It's like the Ie Lavalava but it is made of native pandanus (lauie) tree. And it's BIGGER. I forgot if my dad told me if it was the BARK or the LEAVES they use to make it. Here is what the Ie Tonga look like:

Just like that! They use these for the funerals as a gift to show their respects. I've seen this MANY times. They use these for Fa'alavelave (fah-ah-lah-veh-lah-veh). Means "Families dig deep to help fund funeral, wedding, or other life-interrupting costs, to the tune of thousands of dollars." And oh yeah, the Samoan funerals also involves money. To help out to get the things for the high chiefs and other pastors and wives. ANYWAY, they said the I'e Toga originated from our neighboring country, Tonga. The I'e Toga was originally brought to Samoa by a Tongan lady named Fuka (foo-kah). Fuka's older sister, Lautiovogia (lah-oo-tee-oh-voh-nee-ah) the Queen of Samoa, was married to the King Tuiatua (too-ee-ah-too-ah). During Fuka's visit to Samoa, she gave her sister an I'e Toga as a gift. And that's how the Ie Tonga came into Samoa. That's about it for the Visual Art. And for the music and dances. The dancing is mostly about elegant and grace. The dances also tells the story about our ancestors and mostly about love. Just like any other countries uses their music in dancing to tell the story! Another thing about us Samoans. Samoan parents are VERY strict of disciplining their children. Like let's say....Mexican/Asian/Black mothers disciplining kind of way😅. But they're just doing that out of love. Nothing abusive. I promise. And also, there are TWO different Samoa island. One island is named ACTUALLY Samoa and there's AMERICAN Samoa (That's where I'm at right now!). The differences is. Samoa are like the independent one. Nothing owns them. Until New Zealand took Samoa under them. While American Samoa is under the US. If I remember correctly the reason why American Samoa is under the US. Is because of the Americans assisting us from the war that is going on. Going against Germany, I think. So I guessed that's how we became under the protection of the US.

Here are the two Samoan islands. Almost close but it's like 1h 12m on an airplane and 16h on a car ferry. I prefer the plane (If I didn't pack anything HEAVY. Lol.) So yeah, that's about it. Thank you @welldonekhushi for the ask and hopefully this will help you answer your question! I'm trying be detailed as I can.

[elementalartisan]

@dad-nee-toh

The sprawling city hummed with its usual nighttime energy. Streets bustled with late-night commuters, neon signs flashed, and skyscrapers shone against the dark sky. But in a small park nestled between towering buildings, a very different scene unfolded.

A boy, no older than 15, stumbled into view. His clothes hung in tatters on his thin frame, and fresh bruises mottled his pale skin. Wide, haunted eyes darted from shadow to shadow as he staggered forward, clearly on the verge of collapse.

The boy's breath came in ragged gasps. The city's cacophony and lights assaulted his senses, so different from the dark, silent cells he'd known for so long. A car horn blared nearby, and he flinched violently. The streetlight above him flickered and popped, plunging his immediate area into shadow.

Panic rose in his chest. They'd find him. They always found him. He couldn't go back. He wouldn't go back.

He fell to his knees in the center of the park, clutching his head. The pressure built inside him – fear, pain, desperation, all swirling into a maelstrom of raw energy. He tried to hold it in, but it was too much.

A scream tore from his throat, primal and agonized. With it came a visible pulse of energy that rippled outward. It slammed into the surrounding buildings, and for a moment, the entire block was illuminated as every light and electronic device overloaded at once.

Then, darkness fell.

The pulse continued outward, a cascading wave of blackness sweeping across the city. Block by block, the metropolis went dark. Traffic lights died, cars stalled, and millions of people found themselves suddenly plunged into an unexplained nighttime blackout.

In the park, now lit only by the distant moon, the boy collapsed unconscious – a small, broken figure at the epicenter of a major event that would soon draw the attention of friends and foes alike.

The city held its breath in the sudden darkness, as sirens began to wail in the distance…

[kopikode]

Tagalog Vocabulary about Family

Hello ! As suggested by @languagessi , here is a Tagalog vocabulary list. This is my first vocabulary list so please bear with me. Essentially, here is a list of some of the vocabulary about relatives that I grew up with. I explained the vocabulary as well, so I hope it’s helpful to all of you. Also, I added the pronunciation of each word right next to it. If you follow the pronunciation, you would be saying the word with the proper accent. 

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I was going to do a “basic vocabulary list” but I thought the explanations of the familial vocabulary was important so I will continue basic vocabulary in sections. This is the Family section.

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Let’s Go !

Family/Relatives:

Lolo (loh-loh): grandfather

      ( don’t pronounce as low-lo, but loh-loh ) 

      ((best way I could write out the pronunciation ^^’))

Lola (loh-lah): grandmother

      ( DO NOT pronounce it as low-la, but as loh-lah) 

      ((for lolo and lola , do NOT drag out the o or the a unless you are yelling/singing it for a prolonged time.))

Kuya (koo-ya): brother 

     (Can be used with relatives like male cousins, brothers, male friends, staff, essentially a male who is older than you but not as old as a lolo or Tito)

Ate (Ah-té): sister

    (Can be used with relatives like female cousins, sisters, female friends, staff, essentially a female who is older than you but not as old as a Lola or Tita)

Po (Poh): Sir, Ma’am, or often said/heard as Ma’amSir 

     ( This is a word that gives respect. Use with any person who is older than you that should be given respect. For example: lolos, lolas, titos, titas, parents, customers, bosses, etc.. I think you get the gist.)  

Nanay (Nah-nai): Mom

Tatay (Tah-tai): Dad

Tito (Tee-toh): Uncle

     (Tito is used for uncles who are related to you, but are also used for family friends of your parent(s). For me, I have only 5 Titos who are a part of the family tree, but I have plenty of Titos that I’ve known since I was a baby or who are good friends or coworkers of my parents.) 

Tita (Tee-tah): Aunt

     (The same logic for Titos apply to Titas. One would generally have a lot of titas, relatives or not, they’re your titas.)

Ninong (Nee-nohng): Godfather

     (Titos can be your Ninongs as well. If you have been baptized, you would have at least one Ninong if not more. One of my ninongs is one of my Titos who are a part of the family tree, but I have another Ninong who isn’t a part of the family tree, he is one of my dad’s best and closest friends. I address these relatives as Ninong instead of Tito.)

Ninang (Nee-nahng): Godmother

     (The same logic for ninongs apply here. You can have plenty of titas, but only a few of them will be your ninangs. As far as I know, I have three ninangs. One blood-related tita on each side of the family are my ninangs, and I have another Ninang who is a close friend of my parents.)

Inaának (Eenah-ah-nack): Godchild

     (I will not lie, I looked this one up in my dictionary because I am the inaának and either have been referred by my name or as anak . I have never been a ninxng because I am too young for that and I don’t believe the one cousin that is going to have a child will appoint me as their ninxng any time soon.) 

Anak (Ah-nack): child, son/daughter

    This is not a gendered word to be honest. One is just “child”. Sometimes when my parents are talking to each other about me, they would refer to me as anak. An example of me being referred to as anak was when I went to a funeral for a lola of mine and I was being introduced to my Titos and titas (they were my parent’s cousins, therefore my second Titos and titas. You would just call them Titos/titas), and my Ninang introduced me to them as “Anak ng (insert parent name here).” 

Note/Further Explanation:

    Not everyone has as many ninongs or ninangs as I do. Just like any other relative, some may have a lot, some may have none at all. That does not make you any lesser of a person. I am of Catholic faith and I have been baptized. Along with Catholicism and the Sacrament of Baptism, the parents would appoint people that they would like to guide and take care of their child, making them a godparent. Whether it is to guide the child through life or faith or both, the godparent would be known as a Ninong or Ninang. However, one does not have to call them Ninong or Ninang. For example, from my experience, on my father’s side of the family, I call my Tita, “Ninang,” while I call the Ninang on my mother’s side of the family, “Tita ___”. So, it’s up to you/the child. 

    You may have the opportunity to be a Ninong or Ninang and it’s an honor because the parents are trusting you to guide and care for their child. Also, because of this, it’s not a surprise if the Ninongs or Ninangs spoil their inaának.

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     I hope you all have learned a lot today from this vocabulary list. I understand that it is not the “normal” form of vocabulary lists that you see in langblr, but I wanted to explain these words and give them a better context and help you all have a better understanding of these words. It’s important to me that you guys understand these words and where/how they are applied. When doing your Tagalog listening practice, I hope you notice these words ! Good luck in your Tagalog studies !

Sending all my love,

Kopi <3

[dad-nee-toh]

Erik sat down, "Yes that would be helpful if I had one." He said as casual as one could be in the modern age without a cell phone. "As for your," he hesitated a moment unsure what to call Marcos because the word boyfriend was definitely not coming out of his mouth. "Um, your friend will be more than welcomed to sit with us if we have not concluded our conversation by the time he comes."

He swallowed hard not knowing why this was so damn hard. He had faced death, and seen the worst in humanity, yet he was struggling to say what he had come here to say. "I wanted to formally meet you. I don't know if anyone has told you, or if you have connected the bots but I am your father."

~Open Starter~

for anyone

A tall man with a commanding presence enters the coffee shop. He scans the room briefly before his eyes settle on you. With purposeful strides, he approached your table.

"Is this seat taken?" he asked, his voice deep and calm.

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

"yeah Logan's not gonna go through the hassle for Peter or for a bathroom where worse things have been caught in" she giggled at the thought of Logan just taking one of Peter's blunts and walking off without a care, before moving on to a more serious and sincere tone of voice.

"of course you can't fix all of my problems, no one my problems completely" dina explains while dragging her finger into an infinity symbol on the table. "Horrible Things have happened to both of us and have left us damaged in ways that can't be fixed, but with love and support we can fix our slightly less severe damages."

Dina was so happy to have a parent that not only understood her but also shared similar types of experiences. The infront of her was her father and he had shown her the whole evening how much he wanted to be that for her despite their nonexistent relationship before today.

"I want to keep making good memories with you and Peter and anyone else who joins the roster, you guys my family now and I am perfectly happy with that" she smiled at him "and even though you aren't the most perfect of people man or mutant, your my father and that won't change."

@dad-nee-toh

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Magneto stands at the edge of the training grounds, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. The air hums with a quiet intensity as he watches Dina practice, his expression unreadable. With a deep breath, he steps forward, his cape billowing slightly in the breeze.

"Dina," he calls out, his voice firm yet gentle.

As she turns to face him, he approaches with measured steps, his eyes studying their face closely. "I am Magneto," he begins, his tone carrying the weight of his name. "I've come to speak with you about something of great importance."

He pauses, searching for the right words. "I know this may come as a shock, but I am your father. I have watched you from afar, knowing that one day this moment would come."

Magneto's gaze softens, a rare vulnerability showing through. "I understand if you have questions, or if you feel anger or confusion. But know that I am here now, and I want to be a part of your life, to help you understand your abilities and your heritage."

He extends a hand, a tentative yet hopeful gesture. "Will you allow me the chance to explain, to show you the truth of who we are?"

[dad-nee-toh]

Erik raised his hand and beckoned a waitress over. This was going to require some liquid courage. "I'll have 3 żywiecs and 3 of whatever she is drinking." He pulled his wallet from his coat pocket and handed over his credit card, "keep that open."

He returned his attention to Lorna, "You're right it was cowardly and I can sit here and tell you all the things I told myself during that time to justify what I did. "

His piercing blue eyes saddened as he looked down, as the metal ring around his middle finger twirled "I had hoped that separating you from me would protect you from my shadow and the dangers that tend to hide with that darkness. I see now it did not."

Erik tried to keep the smirk off his face, "from what I've seen and heard the apple did not fall far from the tree." He said at the waitress returned with his order.

Lorna gave him a look, her green eye narrowing before a laugh left her lips. "Believe me, im well aware who you are." The green haired mutant responded, walls up immediately. He had never been present and that really had messed with Lorna over the years but as of lately she had really taken on the role of being Magnetos daughter and realizing she was mutant royalty. "The only thing you've done for me is left me a present for my birthday when i was kid. On the porch. Like a coward and now you're here to what?" She wasnt being mean on purpose, she was just guarded and didnt want to put in effort if he was just going to end up disappearing again. " Do you even have any idea what its been like growing up in your shadow and having no idea how to navigate that?" Lorna shook her head. " Im not like you." She was though. More like him than she could admit.

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

"we may be to full for shwarma after the qidreh and musakhan yeah, I'll also have some Rumman to drink" she said closing her menu. Dina was excited to see if this food really was like here family's home cooked food, It was definitely gonna be better than what she had been eating for the past 5 years.

for the longest time she would have begged just to eat something her mother had made, even if it was something she despised like falafel. 'I'm sure baba feels the same way about how his family' she thought carefully 'especially about his wife and daughter..." Dina knew of all this from overhearing Xavier and baba arguing during battle.

"baba... What was your family like?" She asked hesitantly "before adding with a more confident tone "I want to know as much about you as you know about my by the time the evening is over"

@dad-nee-toh

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Magneto stands at the edge of the training grounds, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. The air hums with a quiet intensity as he watches Dina practice, his expression unreadable. With a deep breath, he steps forward, his cape billowing slightly in the breeze.

"Dina," he calls out, his voice firm yet gentle.

As she turns to face him, he approaches with measured steps, his eyes studying their face closely. "I am Magneto," he begins, his tone carrying the weight of his name. "I've come to speak with you about something of great importance."

He pauses, searching for the right words. "I know this may come as a shock, but I am your father. I have watched you from afar, knowing that one day this moment would come."

Magneto's gaze softens, a rare vulnerability showing through. "I understand if you have questions, or if you feel anger or confusion. But know that I am here now, and I want to be a part of your life, to help you understand your abilities and your heritage."

He extends a hand, a tentative yet hopeful gesture. "Will you allow me the chance to explain, to show you the truth of who we are?"

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

Dina felt all warm on the inside as her father spoke of her with pride and love, it felt like finally her effort for staying strong and alive was finally being rewarded more than it already has been. Her father proud of her and everything that she was, it made her tear up before the made those ears disappear; dessert is no time for crying.

When her dad mentioned keeping Peter in line Dina nodded with the same mischievous glint "I already do! he stole my snacks once and I made is feet fuse to the floor and took my stuff back, so far he hasn't attempted to rob me a second time" she laughed before finishing up her knafeh.

"and I'm honored to be part of your journey as well baba, we both know there's still a long way to go from here" she smiled leaning back in her seat and crossing her arms with a smile. "The future is our no matter who comes true and take it from us"

"and tomorrow will be fun despite being a school day, maybe after school you me and Peter can hang out all three of us" she suggests.

@dad-nee-toh

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Magneto stands at the edge of the training grounds, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. The air hums with a quiet intensity as he watches Dina practice, his expression unreadable. With a deep breath, he steps forward, his cape billowing slightly in the breeze.

"Dina," he calls out, his voice firm yet gentle.

As she turns to face him, he approaches with measured steps, his eyes studying their face closely. "I am Magneto," he begins, his tone carrying the weight of his name. "I've come to speak with you about something of great importance."

He pauses, searching for the right words. "I know this may come as a shock, but I am your father. I have watched you from afar, knowing that one day this moment would come."

Magneto's gaze softens, a rare vulnerability showing through. "I understand if you have questions, or if you feel anger or confusion. But know that I am here now, and I want to be a part of your life, to help you understand your abilities and your heritage."

He extends a hand, a tentative yet hopeful gesture. "Will you allow me the chance to explain, to show you the truth of who we are?"

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

"bye dad" "have a good day baba" Peter and Dina said as their father left . "How much you wanna bet we're gonna have a crisis today?" Peter asked before finishing off his second bagel "Peter we have made two bets in the short time we've known each other, and you have won neither"

"yeah but the thrill of possibly being right and getting some money is just tooo good!" Peter grinned "fine... 15 bucks" suggested" "I got that much, deal" the finished the deal with a handshake "your so fucking broke it's embarrassing!" Dina cackled

"well not all of us can turn five into hundred with a thought!" Peter retorted

The two did eventually put an end to their petty dispute when other kids came down for breakfast, the two going out of their way to make breakfast for everyone. With Dina making the food manifesting the food onto the plates after Peter set the table.

Then after breakfast was done they went off to their seperate ways, Dina with her friends to class and Peter with the little kids for the first gym class of the day.

@dad-nee-toh

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Magneto stands at the edge of the training grounds, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. The air hums with a quiet intensity as he watches Dina practice, his expression unreadable. With a deep breath, he steps forward, his cape billowing slightly in the breeze.

"Dina," he calls out, his voice firm yet gentle.

As she turns to face him, he approaches with measured steps, his eyes studying their face closely. "I am Magneto," he begins, his tone carrying the weight of his name. "I've come to speak with you about something of great importance."

He pauses, searching for the right words. "I know this may come as a shock, but I am your father. I have watched you from afar, knowing that one day this moment would come."

Magneto's gaze softens, a rare vulnerability showing through. "I understand if you have questions, or if you feel anger or confusion. But know that I am here now, and I want to be a part of your life, to help you understand your abilities and your heritage."

He extends a hand, a tentative yet hopeful gesture. "Will you allow me the chance to explain, to show you the truth of who we are?"

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

Dina went to her room and was all giddy thinking out dinner, she loved the food and talking with her father about their lives, dina felt like things were becoming as close to perfect as possible for her. She was grateful that she gets to have a genuine relationship with her father she kept thinking about the evening while she got ready for bed.

She cleaned up, put her jewelry away, changed into her pajamas, and wrapped her hair in her bonnet. Then she got into bed and went to sleep while thinking about what might happen tomorrow.

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Dina's alarm buzzed at 8 am which left her feeling groggy, but she snapped her fingers making the clock dissappear to peter's bedroom. She then took her braid's out of her bonnet and tied them back with the purple scrunchy as she walked down the kitchen to go get breakfast.

While she put bacon on her frying pan Peter sped by slamming her clock on the counter "that's yours!" He remarks putting 4 bagels in the toaster "can you cook me some eggs while your using the pan? And since your cooking your own eggs" he asked while scratching his head and rubbing his eyes.

"Sure" dina said

"Did you and dad have fun? Did yafFeel some good old father-daughter feels" he asked Leaning on the counter switching between looking at diba and looking at the toaster.

"Yeah we even got confronted by some stupid mutant hating weirdo's who intended to shoot me and dad with metal guns.... and metal bullets...." dina giggles to herself remembering the grown men's stupidity, this made Peter laugh "fun!"

@dad-nee-toh

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Magneto stands at the edge of the training grounds, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. The air hums with a quiet intensity as he watches Dina practice, his expression unreadable. With a deep breath, he steps forward, his cape billowing slightly in the breeze.

"Dina," he calls out, his voice firm yet gentle.

As she turns to face him, he approaches with measured steps, his eyes studying their face closely. "I am Magneto," he begins, his tone carrying the weight of his name. "I've come to speak with you about something of great importance."

He pauses, searching for the right words. "I know this may come as a shock, but I am your father. I have watched you from afar, knowing that one day this moment would come."

Magneto's gaze softens, a rare vulnerability showing through. "I understand if you have questions, or if you feel anger or confusion. But know that I am here now, and I want to be a part of your life, to help you understand your abilities and your heritage."

He extends a hand, a tentative yet hopeful gesture. "Will you allow me the chance to explain, to show you the truth of who we are?"

[weebwholovesuchihasasuke]

Dina nods looking out the window at the passing lights, "the term Normal was just invited so that people could feel better about themselves and put others down" she provided her insight. "And everyone's got a different definition of 'normal' based on what information and experience they've had with the world" she explained.

"This evening was sort of normal to me becauseof how calm and warm it was, but it was also new to me going to a restaurant with food from my home with newfound my father" she chuckled. As her dad parked the mustang at the school.

"I also enjoyed learning about you baba, I've heard so much of magneto from those around me that it's really nice to finally hear about erik lehnsher from the man himself" dina smiles

When erik leaned in to hug her dina then transported them out of the car and hugged her father back tightly. "Sorry car hugs are too awkward" she laughed before pulling away enough to look at erik "the fact that we don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow is the adventure" she said taking his hand leading him inside as her powers opened the doors and closing them behind them.

Then she let go of his hand and left to go to her room for the night "goodnight baba" she said going up the stairs, leaving erik alone with his thoughts.

@dad-nee-toh

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Magneto stands at the edge of the training grounds, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. The air hums with a quiet intensity as he watches Dina practice, his expression unreadable. With a deep breath, he steps forward, his cape billowing slightly in the breeze.

"Dina," he calls out, his voice firm yet gentle.

As she turns to face him, he approaches with measured steps, his eyes studying their face closely. "I am Magneto," he begins, his tone carrying the weight of his name. "I've come to speak with you about something of great importance."

He pauses, searching for the right words. "I know this may come as a shock, but I am your father. I have watched you from afar, knowing that one day this moment would come."

Magneto's gaze softens, a rare vulnerability showing through. "I understand if you have questions, or if you feel anger or confusion. But know that I am here now, and I want to be a part of your life, to help you understand your abilities and your heritage."

He extends a hand, a tentative yet hopeful gesture. "Will you allow me the chance to explain, to show you the truth of who we are?"