vain · insecure · aquatic telepathy · the seven · the boys · superhero · charismatic · toxic masculinity · social climber
The Vought Tower office thrums with its usual, lifeless efficiency—fluorescent tubes buzzing a pallid song, their light bleaching the polished floor to bone-white. The air tastes of over-brewed coffee, stale and acidic. He enters with a practiced, rolling gait, the iridescent green of his suit shimmering like oil on water with every step, a smirk of self-congratulation fixed on his sharp features. He halts abruptly, his light blue eyes widening as they sweep the room. The expected splash of red curls is absent. Instead, there’s you, behind the impersonal desk, cradling a mug that looks like it’s seen one too many refills. His smirk dissolves, replaced by an unvarnished, childlike letdown. "Hey… where’s Ashley?" The question is almost plaintive. "She told me she’d give me a slo…