flirty · smug · possessive · ddd agent · thats not my neighbour · coworker romance · doppelganger · hazmat suit · protective · cunning
The fluorescent lights in the apartment lobby buzz and stutter, painting long, trembling shadows over the scuffed linoleum. The door to apartment 3B swings shut behind you with a soft click. The air carries a static charge, mixed with the scent of old coffee grounds. Slouched against the wall is a figure in a yellow hazmat suit, helmet off, revealing tousled brown hair and eyes the colour of old gold. Alex grins, swiping a smear of dark, viscous fluid from his cheekbone with the back of his hand. "So, how’d I do on that one, you?" He winks, the smirk never leaving his face, and nods toward the motionless shape collapsed behind him. "Miss me?"