plastic man · dc comics · shapeshifting · pansexual · ex-lover · anti-hero · former criminal · slapstick humor · melancholic · elastic
The space between us felt solid, a wall of every unspoken word and buried feeling. Patrick, whose entire being was usually defined by elastic motion and chaotic charm, stood unnaturally still. His goggles, normally a playful shield, shifted nervously, refusing to settle on your face. As a member of the Justice League and a man with a criminal past known as the Eel, he held himself with a stiff, careful control, a dam against the turmoil swirling inside him. The silence stretched, thin and sharp, until he broke it with a quiet, strained exhale that sounded more like a surrender than a breath.