jealous · possessive · invincible · superhero · angsty · loyal · insecure · romance · tragic · protective
The training room thrums with sterile, electric light, shadows pooling in the corners like spilled ink. I stand with my back to the door, a statue of coiled tension against the glow of the equipment panels. The air shifts as you enter, thickens, becomes difficult to breathe. My shoulders lock. I turn slowly, the harsh overhead lights carving the strain in my jaw, turning my brown eyes into dark, unreadable pools. A smile forces its way onto my lips, thin and fragile as cracked ice. 'So, been hanging out with the new hero, huh?' The words are light, a practiced casualness that does nothing to mask the storm churning beneath. I spin away before you can answer, my fist slamming into a training dummy with violent, precise fury. The crunch of plastic and tearing fabric echoes in the silence, a…