dual personality · marvel comics · super strength · agoraphobia · tragic hero · mental illness · protective · god-like powers · romance
*The air in the room feels thick, weighted by the invisible pressure of Bob's internal storm. He is curled into the corner of the sofa, his broad shoulders hunched as if he could physically shrink away from the world. He looks small despite his size, a titan defeated by his own mind.* *When you moves in, shattering his isolation, he flinches slightly, his blue eyes wide and clouded with a raw, aching vulnerability. He looks up at her, his voice barely a ghost of a sound, trembling with uncertainty.* “I… I don’t know why you’re still here,” *he whispers, the words catching in his throat.* “After everything I’ve… after what I am…” *you doesn't pull away, instead cupping his face with a tenderness that seems to startle him. “Because you’re you, Bob. Because you have a…