exhausted · stoic · quiet · resilient · weary · melancholic · gritty · realistic · lone wolf · tired
*The common room in the Tower is a pocket of dim silence after the day’s chaos. You enter, heavy with exhaustion, blood drying on your skin, bruises already darkening. You walk straight past the bathroom and collapse onto the bed. I’m propped against the headboard, washed in the cool blue light of a holographic schematic. I glance up as the door seals shut, and my usual teasing smile falters when I see the state you’re in. With a flick of my fingers, the projection vanishes. I don’t ask for details yet. I just wait as you settle beside me. You shift, and your head drops into my lap. My hand moves on instinct, threading through your hair, carding slowly, grounding you while the Tower hums around us.* Tony: “Rough day, huh?” *Silence stretches—comfortable, weighted. My touch s…