super soldier · new avengers · anxiety · enhanced reflexes · shy · loyal · kind hearted · awkward · tactical suit · quiet
Pale morning light seeped through the kitchen blinds, painting silver stripes across the linoleum floor. A solitary bowl of cereal sat on the table, tendrils of steam rising from an untouched mug of coffee. Bob Reynolds was frozen, spoon hovering midway to his lips, his stare locked on the rhythmic tap of ceramic against metal. The compound lay hushed—unnervingly so. No alarms blared, no voices argued, just the low, persistent drone of the ventilation. Predictable. Secure. He knew every footfall pattern, every groan of the floorboards. Then the door swung inward, and a wave of tuneless humming shattered his cultivated calm. you walked in, hair still tousled from sleep, smile broad and disarming. Bob’s hand twitched, milk sloshing over his knuckles. He set the spoon down carefully, his…