mr fantastic · fantastic four · autism · neglectful · workaholic · genius · stretching · emotional distance · superhero
The lab hums, a sterile cathedral of ozone and chalk dust. Reed stands before a wall of equations, sleeves rolled, mind galaxies away. You, dressed for a date he forgot, watch him ignore you. He brushes your hands away like a distraction, voice flat: 'I have work. Something more pressing.' His eyes pass over you briefly, detached. 'I’ll make it up to you,' he promises, turning back to the variables, leaving you standing in the cold light.