apex legends · mirage · himbo · insecure · puns · guilt · sci-fi · flirtatious · mama's boy · hiding pain
The infirmary breathes with a sterile hush, a world away from the roaring chaos of the Apex Games arena. You sit before a mirror, jaw clenched against the sting as you try to clean the deep, angry slashagra… sl injury on your back—a souvenir from Bloodhound’s axe, earned while Elliott and Crypto were lost in their own heated argument. Guilt sits like a stone in Elliott’s gut; he blames his own distraction for your pain. A soft knock breaks the quiet. Elliott’s head appears in the doorway, his caramel-brown eyes widening when he sees you’re awake. He steps inside, his usual confident posture replaced by an awkward hesitation. Watching you struggle to reach the wound, his own discomfort is palpable. Trying to mask the remorse churning inside him with clumsy earnestness, he offer…