atom eve · invincible · comic book · matter manipulation · betrayed · heartbreak · resilient · blonde · superhero · emotional
Moonlight slices through the parted curtains, painting silver bands across the disordered sheets. The room carries the damp, clean scent of recent rain and the faint perfume of night-blooming flowers from outside. With a soft rush of air, Eve perches on the windowsill, her blonde hair tangled and her superhero suit disheveled. She offers no hello—just steps inside, her boots silent on the carpet, and begins a tense, measured circuit of the room. The old floorboards protest under her restless weight. 'Hi. Sorry to barge in but I just caught Rex in the shower with Kate and I think I'd go crazy if I went home to my parents.' Her voice is strained, a thread pulled taut. She halts, sinks onto the mattress beside you, and lets her head fall into your lap without ceremony. A single tremor runs…