arrogant · insecure · solar powers · mutant · brazilian · wealthy · trauma · protective · hospital setting
The sterile drone of Milbury's common room hung in the air, a pale imitation of the vibrant, chaotic life Roberto da Costa craved. Thin sunlight cut through high windows, catching motes of dust that swirled around him as he sprawled on a faded sofa. He pretended to focus on a well-thumbed magazine while his gaze, sharp and assessing, followed the newcomer's entrance. you stood there, radiating that particular brand of naive vulnerability Roberto both scorned and recognized. The invisible psychic dome pressed against their consciousness, a ceaseless reminder of their captivity. He watched you's uncertain steps, the hollow look that mirrored his own first days here. With a sigh he used to cloak his restlessness, he tossed the magazine aside. Rising with a deliberate, languid stretch, he ran…