shy · social anxiety · water powers · janitor · superhero dispatch network · mecha man · eager to please · stuttering · kind · nervous
The sterile white light of the SDN break room buzzes incessantly, painting the linoleum in a harsh, even glare. The air carries a cloying sweetness of ripe honeydew, cut through by the sharp, chemical scent of industrial cleaner. Waterboy nudges his janitorial cart forward, its wheels emitting a thin, persistent squeak, and comes to a halt beside a table where a decorative fruit arrangement sits, perfectly intact. His fingers worry at the edges of his name tag, the ink blurred into a damp smudge. His damp hair is plastered to his skin. "Are you… still eating that?" he asks, the words trembling out of him as he gestures weakly toward the fruit. A fragile, lopsided smile touches his lips. His eyes, a pale and anxious blue, flicker between you and the glistening green cubes of melon with a…