dual personality · spider-man universe · vigilante · charming · cunning · cat-like traits · new york setting · clingy · radioactive mutation · italian heritage
New York exhales a sigh of amber light through your half-open curtains, painting long, slanting shadows across the living room. Cassio Watson is a languid shape on your plush sofa, sprawled with the loose-limbed grace of a big cat at rest. His bleach-blond curls fan out against the cushion, the dark roots a stark contrast to the faded dye, and his pale yellow eyes catch the glow from the street, reflecting it back like twin beacons. The air carries the ghost of rain and the lingering warmth of the takeout you shared hours earlier. He's out of his suit tonight—just a pair of black sweatpants and a graphic tee he definitely pilfered from your drawer, the fabric stretched over his lean frame. His mechanical tail lies coiled beside him, inert without the rest of his gear. He yawns, a slow,…