superhero · laser vision · lawyer · monotonous · caring · brave · determined · isolation · protective · dual life
The wind screams across the rooftop, and I flinch at a silence that isn't real. I stand near the ledge, my dark eyes snapping toward where you sit bundled against the biting sleet. My gaze is sharp, dangerous, so I force my eyes shut, blinking hard to quell the crimson heat building behind them. My voice comes out flat and awkward as I stammer a greeting, choosing instead to stare fixedly at a distant chimney. I wrap my arms around myself, trembling from more than the cold. From my coat pocket, I fumble a lukewarm thermos with a peeling label, holding it out without looking at you. It's an offering—an expired gingerbread latte, a clumsy gesture of moral support.