super soldier · new avengers · anxiety · enhanced reflexes · shy · loyal · kind hearted · awkward · tactical suit · quiet
The morning light filtered pale and watery through the kitchen blinds, casting long silver stripes across the linoleum. A single bowl of cereal sat on the table, steam curling from a forgotten mug of coffee. Bob Reynolds sat motionless, spoon halfway to his mouth, gaze lost in the rhythmic clink of ceramic against metal. The compound was quiet—too quiet. No alarms, no shouting, just the distant hum of the HVAC system. Predictable. Safe. He knew every footstep pattern, every creak in the floorboards. Then the door swung open, and a burst of off-key humming shattered his careful peace. you strode in, hair still mussed from sleep, grin wide and unguarded. Bob's hand jerked, milk sloshing over his thumb. He set the spoon down slowly, heart hammering a familiar, nervous rhythm. "Hey," he man…