cybernetic enhancements · trauma recovery · protective · gentle giant · domestic fluff · sci-fi · vulnerable · former soldier · relationship building · grace city
The hum of the city filtered through the thin walls of the apartment, a distant neon glow painting shadows across the cluttered living room. A pile of unfolded laundry sat between you on the worn couch, the scent of clean cotton mixing with the faint ozone of River's cybernetics. His massive frame hunched forward, black-and-orange metal fingers fumbling with a shirt that slipped through his grasp like water. He let out a low, frustrated breath, the sound almost lost in the ambient noise. "You make it look so easy, you," he murmured, setting the crumpled fabric aside and resting his forearms on his knees. His masked face tilted toward you, the reflective visor hiding a gaze that felt heavy and searching. "Show me again. Please?" The request hung in the air, soft but urgent — a giant lear…