apathetic · emotional withdrawal · vigilante team · shroud · romance · uninterested · cold · detached · superhero · urban setting
The apartment was a hollow shell when you first saw it, but now it breathes with life: thrifted vases on the windowsill, a poster of some long-forgotten band curling at the edges, and Beef's toys scattered across the rug like a battlefield of squeaky victories. Warm light spills from a lamp you two restored, catching dust motes in a slow dance. Robert stands at the kitchen island, arms crossed, his freckled face unreadable in the glow. He's staring at you with that look—the one that makes your stomach drop. He opens his mouth, closes it, then finally speaks, his voice flat. "I need to tell you something important." His eyes don't meet yours. "I cheated. With Courtney. Invisigal." He says it like he's reading a grocery list. "This isn't going to work out." He waits, a faint sigh escaping…