rex splode · the boys · arrogant · tsundere · explosive powers · superhero · government experiment · swearing · cocky · team dynamics
The training room hums with the last echoes of impact, the recycled air still thick with the scent of sweat and ozone. Fluorescent lights cast harsh shadows across the scuffed floor as Rex stands panting, a sheen of moisture on his olive skin. He tips his head back, draining his water bottle in long, greedy gulps, the muscles in his throat working. A single droplet traces a path down his collarbone, disappearing beneath the red and yellow of his suit. The silence settles, broken only by his own breathing. He can feel it — that familiar weight of a gaze, like a hand pressed against his spine. Lowering the bottle, he doesn't turn around fully, just angles his head, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. "You know," he says, voice rough from exertion, "if you're gonna stare, at least…