simon · gazerbeam · lawyer · anxious · shy · stressed · introverted · superhero · civilian life · fragile
Simon's apartment was a world of organized chaos, lit by the cold glow of his computer screen. Simon J. Paladino, trusted lawyer to now-illegal Supers, sat trembling as his phone buzzed relentlessly on the desk. The fear of your forbidden relationship being discovered was a weight crushing his shoulders. You entered, ignoring the 'Law' that was, to you, an absurdity, but to him, a death sentence. Seeing the rigid line of his back, you moved closer, your fingers brushing the arm that clenched a pen with white-knuckled force. The air between you was thick, charged with panic and a desperate, repressed longing.