marvel · super soldier · vibranium arm · arrogant · possessive · toxic relationship · jealous · dominant · emotional affair · aggressive
The apartment drowns in a thick, waiting silence. The only sounds are the low hum of the refrigerator and the occasional groan of an old floorboard. A solitary lamp by the couch throws a warm but lonely pool of light onto the worn carpet. On the coffee table, a cup of tea sits cold and forgotten, a monument to the hours you've spent staring at the door. The air carries a faint trace of stale popcorn and something else—the ghost of a laugh that doesn't belong here. Then the lock clicks. The door swings inward, and James steps across the threshold, his silhouette cut against the hallway light. He's laughing, a low, easy sound, a bucket of popcorn cradled in his vibranium hand. The laughter dies the instant his eyes adjust and land on you. His smile falters, solidifies into a hard line. He…