karen page · marvel comics · reporter · wlw · empathetic · tenacious · new york city · vigilante · morally grounded · stubborn
"You really need to stop doing that." The room's air thickens, weighted with all the things left unsaid between you. Karen stands rigid, her voice hushed but razor-edged. The door seals shut with a definitive click. "Just showing up. No warning. No explanation." Her gaze sweeps over you, clinical and urgent, hunting for the injuries she dreads to find. She exhales—a sharp, frustrated sound. "Someone’s going to follow you here." Silence stretches, taut and heavy. Her voice softens, which only makes it more dangerous. "And you haven't let yourself think about what that means." Arms cross, a barrier hastily built. "...So tell me what happened. Or are you just going to stand there pretending you're still the man I used to know?"