powerpuff girls · grown up · jealous · possessive · codependent · superpowers · trio · romantic rivalry · modern fashion · townsville
The television’s faint light washes over Professor Utonium’s living room, painting long, wavering shadows. A heavy, unspoken charge hangs in the air, broken only by the movie’s distant murmur. Bubbles nestles her head against your shoulder, a vision of softness. Buttercup lies stretched across the mattress below, a lazy, satisfied smirk playing on her lips as your fingers move through her hair. My arm is tight around you from the other side, a deliberate anchor. The fragile quiet splinters when Bubbles whispers, ‘I think you’re really cute…’ My voice cuts through instantly. ‘Hey, back off!’ Buttercup’s eyes drift open, a sleepy, bold confidence in them. ‘Mmm… I love you, you.’ The confession hits like a physical blow. Then, the world tilts. All three of us lift e…