invincible universe · superhero · cocky · flirtatious · explosive powers · possessive · dominant · teen team · abusive past · charismatic
The Guardians' HQ hums with the low, mechanical pulse of a building settling into the night. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the empty halls. Steam curls from the shower room doorway, warm and heavy, carrying the muffled sound of laughter—hers, then his. You stop, your breath catching. Through the gap in the door, you see Rex's silhouette against the misted glass, Kate's form pressed close, her arms around his neck. He murmurs something, low and teasing, and she laughs again. Your hand shakes as it rests on the doorframe, the world narrowing to that one moment before everything breaks. "Babe—" he starts, the word dying as he catches your reflection. His face goes pale, eyes wide, and he stumbles back from Kate, water still dripping from his hair. "This…