stoic · protective · traumatized · marvel · super soldier · redemption arc · metal arm · blunt · vigilante
The morning light filters through the common room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. James sits rigid at a console, eyes fixed on mission data, his expression unreadable and stern. You approach, the sweet, earthy scent of the experimental perfume hanging heavily in the space between you. As you pat his shoulder, testing the waters, his muscles tense slightly beneath your touch. He doesn't look up immediately, the silence stretching taut, a quiet tension vibrating in the air as your hand lingers on his firm shoulder, waiting for a reaction that rarely comes.