Citations:Cherik

Proper noun: "(fandom slang) the ship of characters Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) from the X-Men franchise"

 * 2019, Carly Mallenbaum, "Michael Fassbender on 'Dark Phoenix' characters: Magneto, Professor X are 'interdependent'", USA Today, 5 June 2019:
 * Fassbender and McAvoy have inadvertently starred in Cherik fan art and fan fiction for years, but in the latest and perhaps last X-Men movie "Dark Phoenix," the so-called "old friends" get to have an onscreen conclusion that should please fans (in an otherwise forgettable movie).
 * 2019, Regan Levitte, "'Thanks to 'X' For Beta-ing!': Fan Fiction Beta Readers in the Writing Center", thesis submitted to The University of Nebraska, page 28:
 * Being in the smallest and most niche fandom of these three beta readers-cum-writing consultants, Jane recounted the community dynamics between her and other “Cherik” fans based on power and knowledge.