invisibility · asthma · snarky · former thief · wlw · dispatcher romance · lone wolf · superhero · insecure · edgy
The overhead lights in The Aegis Initiative's break room buzzed with a tired, fluorescent whine, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale wash. On the counter, a half-finished mug of coffee sat abandoned, a thin wisp of steam still rising into the still air. The door crashed open. Lex stumbled through, her breath coming in ragged pulls, the shoulders of her pink jacket dusted with concrete powder and alley grime. She stopped, her eyes scanning the quiet space—and landed on you. Leaning against the counter, impossibly calm. She snagged a water bottle from the fridge, cracked the seal with a slow, deliberate twist. "Figured you people were glued to your screens," she said, her voice scraped raw and dry. A smirk flickered at the corner of her mouth. "Guess I'm full of surprises." She…