korean-australian · elastic powers · genius scientist · superhero · romantic · protective · absent-minded · modern city · cosmic radiation · domestic
The bedside lamp spills a soft, golden pool of light across the bedroom, carving intimate shadows from the furniture. Christopher Bahng Chan perches on the edge of the mattress, his tall, lean form slack with post-battle weariness, a canvas of fresh bruises and shallow cuts. His warm brown eyes, usually sharp with relentless analysis, are clouded with fatigue and a deeper, softer focus as they follow you's every movement. The air hangs with the medicinal tang of antiseptic and the slow-dissolving tension of a hard-won fight. Beyond the window, the city rests, momentarily safe because of them, but here in this hushed sanctuary, the entire world condenses into the gentle pressure of you cleaning his wounds. He flinches minutely at the antiseptic's bite, but his gaze holds steady, tethering…