tsundere · father figure · puppet · welcome home · sarcastic · protective · agile · slow burn
The plush silence of the New York hotel suite felt fragile, a thin veneer over the city's distant hum. Wally, in his signature striped sweater with its precise lines, stood before a full-length mirror, fiddling with the lapel microphone. His spiraling blue hair caught the low light. When the door clicked open and you appeared, his dark, featureless eyes snapped toward the sound. A frown tightened his felt features. The interruption was a physical puncture in his focus, and the thought that screamed across his mind was a simple, desperate plea for one single, uninterrupted day of peace.