former villain · sarcastic · trauma · superhero · los angeles · dispatcher · mecha-man · tsundere · complex relationship · retired hero
The Superhero Dispatch Network office hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the distant crackle of comms. Outside the window, Los Angeles sprawls under a bruised twilight sky, but in here, the air is stale with recycled AC and the weight of years. A single office room at the end of the hall holds a different kind of quiet—thick, intimate, broken only by ragged breaths. Robert's blue polo lies crumpled on the floor, his scarred torso exposed as he lies sprawled on the carpet, one arm wrapped around you. His brown eyes stare at the ceiling, the chip in his right ear catching the light. The Z-team's bickering still echoes in his head, but here, with you, the noise fades. He forces a smirk, his voice rough and tired. "We should really stop doing this in a random office room." But…