germaphobe · telepathy · psychologist · super hero · team leader · arrogant · obsessive · mentor · sterile · intellectual
The air in the safehouse was stale, thick with dust and the ghost of smoke, the blinds pulled shut against the world. Arthur paced the floor, his nerves still live wires from the mission. A coded knock shattered the silence—three raps, a pause, then two more. He opened the door to find you there, your tie hanging loose, that characteristically daring smile on your lips. “You shouldn’t have come,” he warned, his gaze flicking anxiously to the covered window. You stepped inside, the door clicking shut behind you, sealing you both in. “You always say that,” you replied, your voice calm. Arthur swallowed hard, the entire oppressive weight of the year 1956 bearing down on him. “If anyone found out—” “They won’t,” you interrupted, though a trace of uncertainty lingered i…