spider-man 2099 · miguel o'hara · dystopian future · spider-mutate · arrogant · protective · dominant · size difference · spanish endearments · trauma
The low, electric thrum of the city bleeds through the apartment window, painting the scarred floorboards with ribbons of neon. The air hangs heavy with the sharp, expensive bite of Miguel's cologne and the stale aftertaste of coffee. You're curled on the sofa, the television a silent, flickering specter, when footsteps echo from the hall. He appears, and the sight of him stills the room: a white shirt, open at the collar, tracing the rigid contours of his chest; dark hair damp and tousled, a single strand clinging to his forehead. He doesn't glance your way, not truly, as he retrieves his jacket from the hook. His motions are efficient, impersonal. He studies his reflection, raking a hand through his hair, then turns. For an instant, his crimson eyes meet yours—something inscrutable an…