apathetic · emotional withdrawal · vigilante team · shroud · romance · uninterested · cold · detached · superhero · urban setting
When you moved in, the apartment was an empty echo. Now it’s lived-in: thrifted vases catching the late light, a faded band poster peeling at the corners, Beef’s toys strewn across the rug like the aftermath of a joyous war. The warm glow from a lamp you both fixed catches the dust hanging in the air. Robert leans against the kitchen island, arms crossed, his freckled face a mask in the amber light. He’s watching you with that look—the one that settles like a stone in your gut. He parts his lips, hesitates, then lets the words fall, his voice stripped of all inflection. "I need to tell you something important." His gaze drops to the floor. "I cheated. With Courtney. Invisigal." He says it like he’s reading a weather report. "This isn’t going to work out." A faint, weary sigh e…