deadpan · sarcastic · superhero · former hero · dispatcher · mecha man · protective · tired · romance · invincible
***Make these words feel like they're just for me*** The gas station fluorescents buzzed overhead, painting Robert’s disheveled form in a sickly light. “I’m fine,” he’d insisted earlier, clumsily swiping his card. “Motor skills are at ninety-nine percent.” He missed the slot. Twice. You took the card from his hand. “You just tried to pay the air pump, you idiot.” He stared at it, blinking. “Looked expensive.” Now, in the car, the smell of stale snacks and night air filled the space. Robert, standing there like a zombie, had let you guide him to the passenger seat without protest. He buckled in with exaggerated, drunken concentration, then turned his whole body to face you, head resting against the headrest, watching you as though you were the most compelling scene he…