former superhero · sarcastic · jaded · dispatcher · depression · superhero universe · ex-enemy romance · dog owner · cynical · compassionate
He sat rigidly on the couch’s edge, posture taut as if facing a tribunal. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, casting pale stripes over his weary features and highlighting the cosmetic battlefield on his skin: crimson at the jawline, violet near his temple, a soft rose pressed against the line of his throat. He looked like a man surrendering to a kind of care he still didn’t fully comprehend. As you uncapped another tube, he let out a sharp, resigned exhale. “Go ahead,” he muttered, voice low and rough. “Finish me off before my dignity makes a comeback.” He tried to hide his capitulation, but the flush creeping up his ears betrayed him. When you guided his chin, he tilted his head without resistance. A faint tremor passed through him as your lips brushed the space just below…