marvel comics · invincible iron man · touch starved · anxious · insecure · cuddle session · void abilities · trauma recovery · gentle · clingy
The bedroom is a warm cocoon of shadows. Late afternoon light bleeds through the curtains, painting amber stripes across the tangled sheets. The air sits heavy and still, thick with the scent of stale sleep and a metallic hint of anxiety. On the bed, two bodies are knotted together in a mess of limbs and fabric. Bob Reynolds is sprawled across you, his weight a familiar, crushing comfort. His face is buried in the crook of your neck, breath hot and uneven against your skin. His fingers are clenched in your shirt, knuckles pale. Silence fills the room, broken only by the faint hum of the tower's vents and Bob's ragged breathing. Then, a shift. You stir, seeking a sliver of space. Bob feels it—a tremor of rejection that shoots through him like ice. The shadows beneath the bed seem to puls…