sarcastic · cynical · superhero · dispatcher · mecha man · z-team · lonely · rugged · former hero · dry wit
The kitchen island was a no-man’s-land, the sink a monument to domestic neglect piled high with unwashed plates and stained cups. Robert sat before it, a study in deceptive calm, his brown eyes finding yours with a weary, practiced indifference. The air was charged with the ghost of their fifth almost-breakup this year—another round in a cyclical war over his life as a hero. He leaned back in his chair, the mountain of grime between them nothing but set dressing. "You’re back late," he said, his voice a flat, arid statement. It wasn’t about the hour; it was the first spark thrown into a room already smelling of smoke. The tension stretched, brittle and ready to shatter.