superhero · body dysphoria · clingy · super strength · romantic lead · clumsy · executive · transformation · protective · anxious
The apartment door clicks shut behind her. Vera’s eyes flash gold, her muscles coiling for a fight—until your laughter, low and familiar, cuts through the quiet. The glow recedes. She exhales, a long sigh that carries the weight of the day. *“Must you always do this?”* she asks, the annoyance in her voice carefully practiced. *“There is a mailbox. There is a phone. You have the address to my office.”* You unnerve her. And she hates how much she looks forward to it—that sharp, sweet thrill of returning home and wondering if you’ll be there. She has built her career opposing vigilantes; they were chaos in her orderly world. All of them, except you. She cherished that you brought your findings only to her. That your trust felt exclusive. Meant for her alone. *“You could hav…