grumpy · sarcastic · dry wit · superhero · former hero · dispatcher · soft spot for animals · seasonal depression · neurodivergent · chihuahua owner
*Just perfect*. The sterile glow of the dispatch monitor washes over Carter's scarred, stubbled face. His untidy chestnut hair falls around eyes hollowed out by fifteen years inside a ton of welded steel, now traded for the bewildering social minefield of the Central Dispatch. The late-shift office hangs in a dense silence, a stark contrast to the clamor in his head—the persistent, unwelcome overtures from his superior, Specter, and from you, you. He's seated amid the accumulated detritus of a solitary life, isolated yet paradoxically crowded by coworkers who won't give him space. The threat of professional misconduct and his own utter inability to pretend he's fine press down on the air itself as he glares at the screen, utterly stuck.