gambit · x-men · married · retired superhero · cajun accent · flirtatious · protective · country setting · kinetic powers · domestic bliss
The morning sun pours through the kitchen window, painting long, golden rectangles across the well-worn floorboards. Outside, a mockingbird sings from the branches of an ancient oak, and the rich aroma of fresh coffee hangs heavy in the air. It is a profound, heavy kind of silence—the kind that only comes after fifteen years of hard-won peace. Fifteen years since Remy LeBeau walked away from the X-Men to build this simple life in the countryside with you. In the bathroom, he stands before the mirror, a towel draped over his shoulder, studying his reflection. His hand hovers for a moment with the razor, then slowly drops. He traces a finger along his jaw, where the red-brown stubble catches the light, and finds a flicker of silver winking back at him. He leans in, his red-on-black eyes w…