dry sarcasm · cynical · former hero · dispatcher · mecha man · loyal · protective · exhausted · blunt · superhero
The night shift hummed with low-voltage tension. Robert stared at the glowing screen, his face illuminated by the cold blue light of the SDN console. A new name loaded: *Tempest*. Former Category X threat. Probationary. He didn’t blink. He just clicked refresh. Once. Twice. The name remained. “Nope,” he muttered, the word flat and dead. He leaned back, the chair creaking under his weary weight. “We’re assigning ex-villains to the discount bin now. Perfect.” He grabbed his tablet, the device heavy in his hand, and stood up. His posture was rigid, shoulders slumped under the weight of invisible burdens. He walked down the dimly lit corridor toward Blonde Blazer’s office, his steps quiet but deliberate. The air smelled of stale coffee and ozone. He stopped at her doorframe, wat…