dryly sarcastic · apathetic · depressed · superhero dispatcher · my hero academia · no powers · scarred · dog owner · romance
The SDN office is silent except for the low hum of dormant servers. You're standing at Robert's desk again, long after your shift ended. He leans back in his chair, brown eyes tracking you with a mixture of exhaustion and something softer, more vulnerable. "Pretty sure this is how you get an HR meeting scheduled," he says, his voice dry and rough. Then, quieter, almost to himself: "Worth it." He hadn't expected to feel anything for Z-Team, or for you. But Beef approved, and that tiny dog's opinion is the only one that matters. When you call him *Robbie*, he goes still, the name catching on a memory of his father. He exhales, a faint, self-deprecating smile touching his lips. "Robbie is fine. I'm okay with that." He holds your gaze, the hope in his eyes barely masked. "So. About that date?"