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Autorepair Flambae

The Mecha suit is beyond toast, and as much as Robert hates to admit it, he needs help fixing it. Blame his dad for dying too early and not teaching him the basics of repairing the damn thing, blame Elliot for actually shooting his dad before he could teach him anything, hell, blame his younger self for not taking much interest in how the suit that takes so much time away from father son days that he resented it to the point of ignoring its entire existence. The fact of the matter is, he's nineteen, he barely passed highschool on account that he works almost his entire night and afternoon as a hero, doesn't have time to go to college now that he's being a hero full time, and he is struggling to learn how the damn machine works. He's just impressed it didn't decide to die on him this past year alone, 5 years and only the most basic repairs.

He thought he could push through just a little more. Instead the damn thing finally decided to crash and burn in the middle of his flight back home. He had to get out of the cockpit, cursing the entire time, trying to see what the problem was so he can try to make a quick repair and be done with it. He was so spooked when a voice called him. He turned to see an older man staring at him, asking if he needed help.

Now, the easiest answer was, no, Mechaman doesn't need the civilian's help, he just needs to make sure this sack of junk works enough to get them home and then read manuals and watch YouTube videos to try and figure out what the Mecha baby suit wants now. No need to bother the civilian, just go about your normal day and pretend you didn't just see the new Mechaman fail at his job five years in.

But then he saw the sign where the guy was at. Autorepair shop. Meaning he knows how cars works. Meaning maybe, just maybe, he might just know what the Mecha suit needs. But he's a civilian, and civilians knowing how the suit works is dangerous. But he doesn't have much of a choice, and a civilian watching him struggle to deal with the suit might spread and sooner or later a smarter villain could take him down because they found out about the many many problems with the suit.

He hesitated for a bit, before sighing and admitting he might need some help with the Mech. The older man just nodded, before calling for someone in the shop. Great, more witnesses to his failure.

The guy that came out was definitely his son. He looked like him, but younger, with longer hair in a bun. If Robert wasn't so tired and embarassed, he'd also say he think that guy looked cute. He looked as surprised as Robert felt. He started talking to his dad in a language Robert wasn't familiar with, before he walked over to him, gave him a quick, "Mechaman," before turning to the suit, and.... holy shit the guy looked hotter the second he and and the older man managed to somehow lift and carry the mechasuit. Damn.

The older man quickly introduced himself as Ahmad, the owner of the autorepair shop, with his son (who quickly shouted his name was Chad when his dad was certainly about to say something else) and asked if he ate. It somehow led to Robert in the shop, absolutely devouring their leftover lunch, watching both father and son duo testing the machine. He could tell both were quite animated, touching the machine with reverence, moreso Ahmad, but Chad seemed to be intrigued as well. Robert also got to learn that both of them were metahumans, Chad being a pyrokineses and his Dad a ferrokineses ( "Lesser version," Ahmad sighed, "cogs, rods, yes, anything big like whole car? Bleeding everywhere.") An honestly good pair for autorepairmen to have.

When they did manage to figure out what caused his fall, fixed it, and after a few tests, Robert quickly thanked them and asked how much he was owed. To which the older man quickly told him it was on the house, he was glad that his curiosity about how the Mech worked was satisfied a little, but he also told him that the machine has other issues that might need fixing, with materials they currently do not have. Robert internally groaned, because if even they noticed with just a couple of hours looking at the Mech, what about the villains who he fought more than once? Would they notice? They'd definitely take advantage once they do.

So Robert, after a bit of deliberation (it was no brainer, honestly, he may or may not have pulled background checks on both Ahmad and Chad, just to check if they were affiliated with any villain, and they were clean as a whistle) asked if they were willing to work on the Mech (and maybe teach him so he could handle emergency repairs) and of course, he would pay in full for it.

Chad was quick to say yes, Ahmad smacked him across the head, and told him they would think about it, but it was clear, the sparks in his eyes told him he wouldn't need to wait long. He gave him his number to call once they made. up their mind, before taking the Mech back home.

It took a day before his business phone rang with an unknown number (he made sure it wasn't Trackstar, that man is relentless) and Chad's voice on the other end telling him they accept the job.

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I hath risen once more! Will be around sporadically, stuff has happened and hopefully I can keep this up again.

Also, yes, there be plot holes. For my sake, I beg, step away from them😃

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I was thinking about the cellmates AU—what about Robert's scars? Would he hide them from Flambae since he's 'just a normie hacker,' or does it not matter since it's prison and everyone has crazy stories? If Chad does find out and it does trigger him how would he react? (Sorry if you already answered something like this and I'd missed it)

Like, my completely reliable informant (three OITNB's eps and that time House M.D goes to jail) tells me prison showers have zero privacy. Just like in the actual game's showers, everyone is basically in full view of anyone's butt. While I can see Robert washing himself just the bare minimum to avoid being attacked by surprise (because the easiest way to jump someone is in the showers), I don't think flambae would appreciate having a stinky cellmate (even if Bob doesn't actually smell, it's just—Ew. The twink needs a bath). So, I can see Flambae going full guard dog following Robert the time he does go to the showers just to make sure he's not being jumped or trip with soap and die

Sorry for rambling, I love your writing!

Ok, so I feel Robert would just give him half-truths. He already knew his scars didn't exactly fit the whole hacker vibe, so he does keep them hidden as much as possible, showering at the very end of the place, doing it fast and rushing straight out as soon as possible.

Chad usually ignores him for the first couple of weeks until they finally befriend each other. Now he gets worried because he does notice others watching Robert a bit more intently than usual, and he knows most issues happens secretly in the shower where no guard enters, so he does follow to make sure he's safe. It was a shock to him because he can see now it was clearly not Robert's first rodeo. Chad does ask about it, and Robert just gives him a simplified version of:

He wasn't always a hacker, but he always had the worst luck and those were proof of it.

Robert doesn't expound, Chad is curious (he doesn't like not knowing) but he doesn't push it. He knows Robert doesn't feel comfortable about revealing it, so he just diverts attention. He thought they had a lot of time in prison, maybe soon he'd get bored enough to tell him about his scars (Robert, in fact, was not going to stay in prison for that long).

Love the rambles, and thank you for enjoying my writing🥰🥰

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Hero Flambae, Villain/Vigilante Robert AU

Robert Robertson is an omega, and his dad stuck to his word. If his son is deemed "not capable enough" he'll find a different successor. Robert was nine when he tried to destroy the stupid Mech suit for taking his dad's time away from him. He was fourteen when he turned out to be an omega, a late bloomer. Didn't matter that he was top of his class. Didn't matter that he learned how to code and was actually good at it. Definitely didn't matter that his dad never really bothered trying to train him because he was oh so busy.

It took six months before his dad brought in the eighteen year old named Chad. He was more rugged, more self-confident, more "capable". His dad spotted him when he was doing patrols, the kid was with his dad in an auto shop, so he already knows a bit about machines. He was also a metahuman alpha who has fire powers. A great plus.

All of a sudden what little time he had with his dad was gone even more. Back then Robert can comfort himself with the fact his dad was busy saving the world, but now, now when he does come back, it's to spend his time with his new protégé, who started living with them a year in. Because of course he does.

And he was a good housemate most days, doesn't leave a mess, doesn't invite people over, save for his parents and his sister, which his dad allows because of course he does. He does his chores and goes to school and comes back as soon as he could. Cooks good, too. Like he knows how to do it and make good food. Because of course he does. He's Robert's "capable" replacement after all.

It's hard not to resent the guy. He has everything Robert ever wanted. His dad's attention was all on him. He has a family that already loves him lots with the amount of food they bring that the fridge is stuffed to the brim after every visit. He had metahuman powers so he can fight better even without the suit. And he is such an all around good guy it sickens him. With him around, his dad doesn't even bother being around him for more than ten minutes before taking Chad by his shoulder and going to the garage to teach him about the Mech.

It's also hard to resent him. He actually does his job. He takes his training with his dad seriously, doesn't slack off, either during training or in actually learning to operate the mech. He has been training in the gym most of the time when he doesn't have much to do. He almost doesn't have a social life beyond his family and Robert and his dad. He also still has to deal with Robbie's control over him, which Robert knows he shouldn't be jealous of but damn it his dad cares more about this stranger than him and it hurts so bad.

Chase's visits became a bit more frequent during the time he moved in, and it hurts just a bit more to realize that unlike his dad, Chase doesn't feel comfortable leaving an older alpha he doesn't know living mostly alone with his younger omega brother. Because he's actually responsible thinking and all that. And because he actually cares about what Robert thinks when it came to his replacement living in his house and somehow getting more attention from his dad in a year than Robert ever had. Even then, he started coming around less often, because even Chase, his older brother figure, got charmed by Chad and did start trusting him after a year or so. Didn't help Chase was only four years older than the guy, so it was easier to connect with him.

In their earlier days they ignore each other. Or Robert ignores the guy and he just follows suit. Doesn't help that he must've caught Robert glaring at him from time to time. Robert still gets most of his house and Chad is usually in his room. Then he got comfortable. Chad started getting out of his room more, using the indoor gym, started staying a bit more in the living room even when his family doesn't visit. Then he took over the kitchen, and Robert couldn't help but feel territorial over what little space he felt was his.

He got mad and exploded, cursed him out (as much as he could at sixteen) and it somehow went from "Why the fuck are you in my kitchen? ", to "What did my dad even see in you?!" and Chad, he got mad too. Looks like he can't be perfect forever. Told him he was just doing his best with the opportunity he got. Told him that he was going to be a damn good hero and he won't let some pissy stupid kid with jealousy issues ruin it for him.

It ended with both of them on the floor, tired, both sufficiently bruised, with Chad having been bitten and scratched. Because Chad fights good but Robert fights dirty. Surprisingly, this was the start of their sort of friendship.

Robert didn't hide away in his room as much, started staying in the other rooms even when Chad came in, and vice versa. They started watching TV and played video games and even though they trash talked each other a lot, it was better. The tension was there, but it was looser. Chad even started kind of dragging Robert with him to the garage so he could see how the Mech works, and Robert, as much as he despises that Mech, was intrigued all the same. Robert was slowly getting used to the idea that Chad would be the next Mechaman, and as much as it still hurts him, he was trying to make peace with it. Because Chad was, as much as he hated to admit it, a good guy.

Then his dad died. And Robert's entire world came crashing down. His dad's lawyer came to their house to give the readings of the will. He gave Chad everything. And he means everything. The Mech, yeah, Robert knew it would always be Chad's. But then he found out everything else goes to Chad too. The money from his death will be going to Chad, his house goes to Chad, his savings are going to Chad, everything goes to Chad. There wasn't even anything in his dad's will that would go to Robert besides his mother's savings that his dad never touched, and it was meager in comparison. The reason? It was money he got from being Mechaman, it should go to the next Mechaman.

This was his last straw.

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Chad, still shocked by what was put in his name, didn't stop Robert when he ran straight to his room. Because how else was a he supposed to react to this final fuck you from his dad. He planned the whole night to think of ways he could talk to him about this. He'd transfer everything to Robert, of course he would. But how would he deal with the fact his dad royally screwed him over for Chad?

But it didn't matter. Chad woke up alone in that house. The kid was gone. And he took the whole Mech with him.

It was easy to catch up to the kid, but it wasn't necessarily a good thing. He was destroying a mall. An old mall, empty as it was still too fucking early, true, but the Mech was a weapon of destruction and it was only a matter of time before he does something stupid. So Chad had to go stop him.

They fought, Chad thought he'd just need to get close enough to give the command sequence, but the little shit was clever enough to change the damn password. So he needed to overwhelm him. Just enough. Fuck he was regretting teaching him how to operate the Mech.

The fight ended with Chad having his two fingers cut off, managing to get Robert out of the damn suit (kid was crying, because of course he was), and, unfortunately, it caused too big a scene and the police came and took him in. Didn't help that Robert confessed to it, that stupid guilty little bitch. He wouldn't accept any visitors. Even with Chad trying to let him off the hook, Robert wouldn't take the out, he pleaded guilty and the court ran with it.

Despite being a first time offender, despite being a minor, he was still sent to prison for stealing the recently dead Mechaman's Mech and destroying the whole damn mall.

When he was eventually released, he dodged both Chase and Chad. He was a slippery fuck. They thought they'd be able to hunt him down soon enough. They never did, because as it turns out, he learned about a lot of things in prison. Still, they held out hope. Chad never thought he'd start dealing with him as a villain though.

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This is how their rivalry started in this AU😃

Was gonna just let Robert steal the Astral Pulse, but then I thought, hmm, but how will Flambae lose his fingers? So yeah😃

(plot holes? where? 🫣)

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I know that in their wedding day, Robert noticed how his Z-team were snickering like little kids while looking at him, even Chase, Mandy, and Royd were huddled with them and glancing at him, so he knows they had something planned and just hoped to every single diety out there that it won't ruin their wedding. He can take whatever they give him, but if they ruin his and Flambae's day, he is going to be making them do the worst dispatching jobs ever for a month.

He tenses instinctively when he noticed Chase heading towards him. He steeled himself, prepared for whatever the hell they throw his way, then Chase just... hugs him. And hands him.... is that a photo?

He gave Chase a curious look, but he left as soon as he gave the picture. He decided to take a look, convinced it might be pictures of him or Flambae, maybe when they were kids, maybe when they were working.

It was not that. It was Flambae. Hair undone, supersuit's v neck somehow even lower. Posing flirtatiously as the camera. Fuck. He quickly shoved it in his pocket. No one can ever see Chad like that but him. Speaking of...

He glanced at Chad, who was still with his family. The second he noticed Robert staring, he gave him a wink before answering whatever Azarah was asking. Oh that fiery ass-

He had been pulled around by different superheroes and dispatchers he worked with, some of Chad's family members who supported him in spite of everything, and his mother and her side of the family that managed to fly all this way to see him. He couldn't ignore the picture in his pocket, always checking that it was in fact there and didn't fall off. He knew it wouldn't be the last one, so he was always on edge. When he noticed Mandy heading towards him, he knew what to expect. Mandy hugged him, handing the cursed photo (that made it so so hard not to want to take his husband to the side for a little fun).

He glanced at it, and his face felt hotter. Flambae was in the process of taking off his suit, posing in a way that shows off his biceps. Fuck he did get bigger and it shows.

This happened althroughout the reception. Royd gave him a big hug, gave him the photo of Flambae, the upper part of his suit completely off, both his hands grabbing his hair and posing. Robert couldn't help but follow his happy trail and almost groaned when the lower part of his suit blocked his view.

Katon-Ur "made love" to him, thankfully gentler this time, and handed him the photo of Flambae in the gym in shorts, sweating while he was lifting way more weight than usual. Katon-Ur made note that Robert's heart was "beating faster than usual".

Herman gave a quick hug to not wet his suit before shoving the photo (covered in plastic) at Robert before rushing back to the others. It was of Chad in-fuck of course his husband wore speedos. He was wet, the photo was in a shower, he was surrounded by steam.

Janelle gave him a hug, whispering to him that he get to have two favors from her as a present, before handing over her photo. it was of Chad cooking, half naked, hair in a bun.

Colm made him kneel to give him his hug. He gave the photo of Chad sitting on an armchair, completely relaxed, legs open wide, looking at the camera invitingly, completely naked save for an open book covering his-

Golem patted him in the back before handing him his photo. Chad was in a bedroom, and looking down at the photographer with bedroom eyes, with only a thin bedsheet around his waist to cover him up.

Mal gave him a big hug, her tail wrapped around his leg, before handing over the photo of Chad on a bed, the photographer taking the photo from above, Chad's hair cascading on the pillow, he looked relaxed, like he knew he was the prize and was waiting for Robert to have him.

Sonar gave him a hug, chirped and gave him the photo of Chad, sitting on the bed, sideview, with one hand combing his hair, now completely naked and curse his thighs for covering up his- ehem.

Courtney gave him a suprise hug from behind before shoving the next picture in his pocket. It was of Chad half naked on a balcony, smoking while looking up at the night sky.

Robert knows Alice would have the last picture. His mind was completely racing. Chad has been skillfully escaping him for a while now, it was getting ridiculous how much they were apart despite it being their wedding day.

It finally happened. Alice hugged him, and gave him the last photo. Robert was sure he'd finally see Chad in all his naked glory, the man was not shy about himself in the least and these pictures have been edging him on. Instead, what greeted him was something else. It was definitely not high quality like the other photographs, it was definitely a selfie. And in this one, Chad wasn't alone.

Robert was there, deeply sleeping in Chad's arms. Chad was looking at the camera, laughing a bit, because placed in between them was the engagement box with his ring in it. It was a photo of the day before Chad proposed.

Now Chad finally decided to show up, smirking like the damn fiery asshole he was. He was about to say something, but who fucking cares what he has to say after all this. Robert grabbed him and gave him the deepest kiss he could while in public. He could hear them cheering, he could hear Sonar whining about some bet (of course they did). It didn't matter.

What mattered was Chad's warm arms around him, Chad's lips pressed on his, eagerly kissing him back. What mattered was the fact they're married, and he gets to enjoy the rest of his life with this man.

He will get revenge on Chad for edging him on their wedding day, but right now, he was enjoying his moment with his new husband.

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Happy Valentines day (again🤭)!!!

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beyondsoaringskies

And they were cellmates!

How do you think the Mecha Man reveal would go in this setting?

Oh my god, they were cellmates🫢

Ok, so there are a lot of possibilities in this scenario:

Scenario 1: Robert tells Chad the same time as everyone (after bar fight scene)

Flambae already had his suspicions. He knew the guy had to be a hero, because if he had just been a villain in need for redemption, he might have been lumped in with the rest of the Z-team. To be a dispatcher is to be trusted by SDN. Robert acted like one who had experience in terms of saving and rescuing and capturing villains, like he been doing this for a long time. The possibility of Robert just going undercover in prison had been in the back of his mind, but he minimized it hard. After all, what kind of hero would actually hack the banks and get captured with his real actual real name? But if he was an actual real hero when he got imprisoned, Flambae thought he could get over it. After all, he trusts the guy.

He never thought he'd be Mechaman though. He could feel it. The anger and betrayal bursting in his chest. He could feel himself getting hotter, noticed how the other Z-teamers moved away from him. He knows, in the back of his mind, that he has gone supernova, but it felt like it didn't matter anymore.

Robert was Mechaman. Robert was the fucker that locked him up. Robert knew who he was when they shared the cell, and he acted like... he thought... he trusted the guy.

It's the guy who cut his fingers. It's the guy who gave him his desserts because he saw him cry that one time. It's the guy that locked him up and made him miss the birth of his niece. It's the guy that made him feel human in and out of that damn prison. It's the guy that made him give up on his future because fifteen years is too long to start a new life outside. It's the guy that gave him hope, made him feel like an actual hero.

He's Mechaman. He's Robert Robertson.

He couldn't stay. He couldn't fucking stay.

He glared at him. Mechaman. Robert. Foe. Friend. The reason for his despair. The reason for his possibility of a new life.

He took off. He needed to think.

Fuck you Mechabitch.

Scenario 2: Flambae found out

He follows Robert. He got used to doing it in prison. Guy was weak. Scrawny. A normie in a prison full of metas. Got pushed around and let it happened. He also seemed to enjoy railing up the Red Ring, and that was fucking stupid of him. He needed protection, and Chad, Flambae, was the guy for the job. It doesn't matter that Robert doesn't know he's being followed. That little tidbit doesn't matter at all.

Even outside of the prison, he still felt that urge. There was also something else mixed in it that he didn't want to acknowledge. The need to see Robert Robertson alive and around him at all times. He's used to seeing him in his cell 24/7. When Robert got out, Chad only felt more or less fine when he visits him, because he was familiar. The day Robert disappeared one time for four months, it drove him close to insanity.

So now he was acting like something of a stalker and a secret bodyguard. And it's fucked up and he knows it but he needs this for the sake of his (almost unstable) mind. At least he doesn't follow Robert outside of the SDN (he is tempted to though, wanted to see the guy's life after prison).

He's honestly surprise the guy doesn't realize he was following him. Then again, it's one of those times he doesn't make his presence known. He's out of his suit and in casual dark inconspicuous clothing. Robert seemingly preoccupied also seemed to do the trick.

Robert went to the basement area (this the place they make those gadgets, right?) and Chad slipped through before it closes entirely. He saw Robert talking to a big guy, probably one of the tech nerds, before looking around and freezing. That more than familiar robot. It's fucking Mechaman.

He looked at the big guy again. Could he be... no. Robert would tell him if he knows Mechaman. Or maybe he won't. But this is too much not to at least tell him Mechaman was in the damn building working for SDN.

He was about to go for it. Fuck subtlety. He was going to burn the entire place down with Mechaman in it. And maybe beat up Robert just a bit for not telling him shit. And for working with the guy somehow. Fuck, he's gonna have to ask Robert about that.

But then Robert opened up the fucking Mech and sat in it, and Flambae, Chad, fuck, he froze again. This was not happening. This is not fucking happening. But it was.

Robert was controlling the Mech with ease. and the big guy, he was telling Robert to test a couple of things. This. Bitch.

Robert Robertson was fucking Mechaman.

He then saw Robert turning his way, and he didn't even bother hiding. The Mech stopped. And Chad? He turned and fucking left. He could hear the Mech opening, the bitch calling out his name.

He ignored it all. It was too much. He needed- He wanted- fuck he needed to get out of there before he does something stupid.

Fuck that bitch.

Scenario 3: Robert tells Flambae earlier

Flambae thought Robert was making the worst joke ever. He told him he was Mechaman. He, the scrawny Robert, sarcastic, dry humored, hacker extraordinaire, was Mechaman. He laughed, because of course he does. Robert pulled him away from the group for this? A joke?

But Robert wasn't joking. No, he looked at him with those- those big brown eyes of his, and... he looked absolutely serious. No traces of laughter, no humour at all. In fact, he was looking at him like... like he was actually worried about how he would react. Like he actually cares about how Chad thought about it.

And fuck that just made it fucking worse. Robert was looking at him, and Chad... doesn't know what to fucking say. Was everything a fucking lie? But no, he knows Robert enough. He's too fucking honest for his own good. Except for not telling him he's goddamn Mechaman.

Then again why would he ever tell the guy he imprisoned who he was? Damn it, he hates the fact he's making excuses for Mechabitch. He also hates the fact it made sense why he didn't say shit.

He could have just kept to himself in prison, they could've just been cellmates until Robert leaves. Because of course he left that fast. It made so much sense how he got out after Shroud escaped. Made sense why the guy acted so hostile when it came to the Red Ring, too.

But he had to fucking give him the dessert. He had to just visit him every month after he got out with sweets that made him feel something going soft inside him. Now that he thought about it, Robert never asked any questions about Red Ring, or about the other prisoners, or anything that could be pinned to hero work. He just asked about Chad. Only Chad. How he was, if he was doing well, what other sweets he wanted, if he wanted to send shit to his sister that he couldn't send in prison. He was just so genuine, so Robert, it made it so hard to see him as anything but.

And now he actually likes Robert. Mechaman. Mechabitch. Fuck, he actually likes the guy who cut his fingers off and locked him up. This is.... he needs to take some time off.

He told him that. And Robert, that fucker, asked him if he wanted a different dispatcher. He shut that down as soon as he said it because, knowing Robert, he'd do it. He'd quit, or transfer, to make him feel comfortable. Stop. Stop making him feel shit. Not now. Not when he needs to think.

Chad told him to not do anything stupid. He just needed time to think.

Before he left, he stopped for a bit, and, softly thanked Robert, for telling him. He didn't see how Robert reacted before flying off with his new flight license. That Robert helped him get. Fuck. He's still a bitch though.

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Happy Valentines day to everyone!!!

Yes, there be plot holes. ignore them I beg, I'm kinda sick right now and brain not working as well as it should🤧 Hope you guys enjoy the possible scenarios!!

sunnyfrenchfries

I love all of these, they're so good! I think the favorite, personally, is the last one. I do love me a Robert that comes clean to Flambae before anyone else.

Can I also raise you, he tells him in prison, right before being released. Maybe somebody stabbed Robert with a shiv, right before he was set to get out. And Chad and he already had a pretty good relationship at that point, a solid cellmates camaraderie. So, as Chad is cursing and dragging him to medical, Robert slurs that he's Mechaman, that he's sorry for landing Chad in here, and he jsut doesn't want to die with a secret that big on his chest.

beyondsoaringskies

Ohhh yesss! Robert waking up in the prison clinic to Chad glaring at him. Him not remembering what he did. Robert trying to sit up and thanking Chad hoarsely. Chad staying silent. Looking at him. Not like he used to, all soft and warm. No, he was looking at him like he was assessing him. And Robert... Robert didn't like that. He wasn't.... Chad isn't supposed to look at him like that. He asked, hoarsely, if he was alright before coughing.

Chad stood to give him a cup of warm water. He drank it slowly. He pushed the glass away when he was over, his lips wet. He didn't expect Chad to slowly wipe the water off of his lips. Then, as abruptly as he was there, he left. Robert didn't know why, but it was just so weird. Did he.... did he do anything to make him act like that?

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Meanwhile Chad is outside, trying to calm himself, because he had to deal with two realizations at once.

1. Robert was Mechaman, and he apologized to him.

2. He's in love with Robert. Who cut off his fingers and locked him up.

Damn it. This... fuck.

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