i got really bad writer's block and my pc literally exploded on me and stopped working two days ago so i've been driving around town getting help from my dad and my friend to fix it and now it's in the shop :(
i'm hoping to start writing again but life has been so hectic lately.
i've been working on some stuff and i'm hoping to post more stuff soon! but i will absolutely take ideas. i love robert so much i'm genuinely sad there isn't more fanfic for him.
notes : my boyfriend teases me when i wear my retainer. idk how he does it, but he always knows. i wear an invisalign retainer and i feel like i don't really have a lisp at all, but he just KNOWS AND IDK HOW.
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robert finds out you wear a retainer to sleep and occasionally during the day when you forget to wear it.
one day while working, robert noticed you had a lisp that wasn’t normally there. barely there but just enough that he picks up on it each time.
he absolutely loves teasing you about it, finding you wearing a retainer endearing. the slight lisp is the cutest thing ever, something you only have when wearing it.
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"good morning robert!" you greet him. "how was your night?"
"are you wearing your retainer?" robert asks ignoring your greeting and question, catching you off guard with his question.
"...yes." you say, a blush forming on your cheeks.
"cute." he compliments, making you blush even harder.
"how do you pick up on it each time?" you ask, not believing that he knows, each time.
"like i said, you have a slight lisp." he laughed.
"i do not!" you argue.
"you so do!" he argued back. "listen, it's not a bad thing. it's cute as hell."
"can you two shut the fuck up and do your jobs?" chase interrupted you two.
"yes sir." you both laughed, turning and going your separate ways.
summary : the team finds out a very important detail about robert's personal life at his house warming party.
word count : 1.3k words
notes : i'm still in love with robert.
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being shroud's estranged daughter sure made your life interesting.
you grew up with robert. your dad worked with his dad and you two spent a lot of time together while your fathers were away and sent chase to babysit you both. you two had always been close and became closer after your father... killed his.
you had never been close to your father before what he did, but between that and him trying to take advantage of your powers for his own gain, it only drove you away from him.
after that, you and robert never left each other's sides.
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robert could not ask for a better partner.
someone he's known since forever, someone he can trust and who helps him in an infinite amount of ways, something he keeps being surprised by.
he knows your lives are not perfect. he knows that, but he's trying to make it better for you both, and for beef. to live up to his legacy and make his father and grandfather proud, and make you proud.
so when he wakes from his coma, he's thanking every god in existence for you. you took care of him, rescued as much as you could of his suit and put it in the apartment, you took care of beef, and you went to your job. he doesn't know how you did it, only that you did and he's forever grateful.
after his news interview where he announced he'd be stepping away as mecha-man for now and meeting blonde blazer, as soon as he got down from the billboard, he came bursting through your front door.
"babe, things are starting to look up." he told you as soon as he opened the door to your bedroom.
robert could hear the sheets of your shared bed rustle and was temporarily blinded as he heard the click of the lamp on your bedside table. you were bundled up in the blankets, beef on the bed with you.
"it happened? it was today?" you asked, sleep still heavy in your voice.
"what?" robert questioned, confused.
"i was going to tell you to be prepared for it. i must've forgotten to tell you." you said, trying to blink away the sleep.
"you saw that i'd meet blonde blazer and get a job and a way to get my suit back and you didn't tell me?!" robert exclaimed, scaring you slightly, not prepped for yelling at... you looked at the clock... 5am.
"i've been a little busy." you explain, giving him a look. "and you know sometimes it's hard for me to know what's reality and what isn't."
"sorry..." he said sheepishly.
"but that's great news babe. i'm genuinely happy for you, and i'm proud of you." you said, reaching a hand out towards him.
"thank you babe." he said, placing his hand in yours and letting you pull him into bed.
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the apartment smelled amazing. you were cooking, a way to distract yourself from the visions your powers had flooded into your mind. it was hard to interpret them all, to know if they were real or if it was something you dreamed of or imagined. your visions always had a chance to happen, but they were not guaranteed.
"babe you do know you're cooking a lot for two people right?" robert asked, standing up from the floor, where he had been lying down and talking to beef.
"hmmm?" you asked, then looked at the kitchen that did have a lot of food prepared. "oh... uh you might wanna go put some pants on."
"huh?" he asked, then saw as shadows appeared at the bottom of the front door and one of malevola's portals appeared. invisigal, malevola and royd stepped through, now in the apartment
"who the fuck are you?" invisigal asked, spotting you in the kitchen.
"be nice to me courtney." you said, narrowing your eyes at her, knowing she wouldn't like it if you said her real name.
"how do you know my name?" she asked, defensive and prepping for a fight.
"cause you were in my visions." you said, as if it'd be obvious to her. "malevola, you can put the beers in the fridge and put your lamp down wherever, robert and i'll reorganize everything later. and royd, you can put the computer down on the counter here, i made space."
the four other people in the apartment stared at you, surprised by all of this.
"sorry babe, last minute vision." you smiled at robert and shrugged your shoulders. "y'know my body just moves according to what it knows is gonna happen before i know what's happening."
"robert, where was dis lady when i move mecha-man parts?" royd asked, putting the computer down.
"she was sleeping." robert pointed to the room down the hall with his thumb. "the room is soundproofed so she doesn't hear me tinkering on the mech late at night and wake her up."
"i don't wanna interrupt, but i made food for everyone coming so please grab a plate and help yourselves." you interjected. "robert, you should probably go put pants on."
"yes ma'am." robert saluted, beef trailing behind him.
"is he always so obedient?" malevola asked, popping open her beer on the counter.
"most of the time." you said, flashing her a smile and sticking your hand out. "i'm (y/n) by the way, robert's wife."
malevola and invisigal both choked on their drink, royd stopped setting up the computer and they all stared at you again.
"wife?" they asked.
"been married for forever now." you waved them off. "he doesn't announce it so i'm not in danger. y'know, what with him being mecha-man and everything."
"well that's why we came here, we're going to help him find the astral pulse." invisigal said, as robert came back into the living room.
"you are?" he asked.
"of course, we need to make the man mecha again." invisigal said, beginning to explain things to robert.
sitting at the counter, you watched as more and more of robert's team entered the apartment, all of them bringing lamps and booze. each time you introduced yourself as robert's wife, his team consistently choked on their drinks, clearly taken aback.
"so (y/n), if you can see into the future, why can't you just tell us the winning lottery numbers?" sonar asked you, causing you to laugh.
"it doesn't work like that. it's weird. my brain can see certain outcomes and certain things, but i can't focus it onto something super specific like that. it's kind of like when someone makes a decision, that's the path that i can see now, but until then, it's just a lot of images and guessing." you explained, looking at robert and chase who already knew this. "it's something my dad hated and he wanted me to be able to accurately predict things. he wanted to use me for his own benefit."
everyone had stopped what they were doing and were now looking at you, listening.
"wow, that's uh... both sad and cool as fuck." invisigal said.
"it is, but i don't talk to my dad anymore. so it's just cool when i can sometimes warn robert about something that might happen in the future." you said, shrugging.
"why don't you give the lass a tour of the office tomorrow? maybe she can see something good for us." punch-up half-joked and half-suggested.
"i mean..." blonde blazer stood and thought for a second. "why not?"
"wait really?" both you and robert asked at the same time, taken aback.
"operation get (y/n) on the team!" waterboy exclaimed causing everyone to cheer.
you laughed and shook your head, feeling robert wrap his arm around your waist. leaning into him, you watched his coworkers have a good time.
"y'know it could be cool." robert said, making you look up at him.
"it could be, but we both know my father is looking for both of us. wouldn't it be dangerous for me to be at the office?" you asked.
"i think both sides are dangerous. it's also dangerous for you to just go on with your day like a normal civilian but if you were in the office with me, you'd also be surrounded by people who want to protect you and can protect you from him."
there might be a pause in content coming out due to my exams and being super busy.
but please know that if you submitted a request, i've seen them and am working on them!!! i also have some other stories cooked up that i'm also writing. so things will be coming out, i just don't know when.
request : "robert/fem!reader, where the reader is an ex-villain with a puppet-themed power—she can control threads with her fingers (which are jointed like marionette hands)."
summary : after becoming close to a z-team member named marionette, robert panics when she gets injured saving civilians.
word count : 1.2k words
warning(s) : violence
notes : i hope you enjoy this!!
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coming back from vacation right after the new dispatcher called the entirety of the z-team into a meeting to scold them like a bunch of children was...weird. you listened to the entire team talk, getting bits and pieces of what has happened the past couple of days.
blonde blazer said it would be good to assist the meeting and introduce yourself to the dispatcher before getting back onto the field, so you sat in the back corner, out of view.
you listened to him give a speech about phoenixes, about the entire team being phoenixes and turning your lives around. it was inspiring, very corny but it clearly did the job since the energy in the room shifted from angry and upset to calm and understanding (as much as they could be).
as he went to leave, you stood and reached your hand out, threads appearing under the tips of your fingers and appearing above robert's head. his body went still, now being controlled by you, and you turned him around and waved with your other hand.
"marionette..." chase's voice was scolding, making you give him a pointed look of 'do you seriously think i'm going to do anything stupid?'.
"relax chase." you said, turning to focus on robert again. "my name is (y/n), i came back from vacation today and we haven't met yet. i'm sure you've seen my profile so you know what my powers are... especially since i'm using them on you right now. but i'll let you go now so we can all get back to work."
deactivating your powers, the strings connected to your hands and to robert disappeared, allowing him to move freely again.
"don't do that again." he requested, making you give him a thumbs up. "but it's nice to meet you (y/n), my name's robert."
and that was how you met.
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after that, you liked to tease him.
you'd make fun of him during missions. you'd play small and harmless pranks on him when you were in the office. you'd leave flirty sticky notes on his computer for him to find in the morning when he clocks in. sometimes he'd find twinkies already on his desk, or some cash so he could buy himself some.
he liked it.
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you stepped out of the portal malevola created, following her, invisigal and royd into what looked like an abandoned apartment.
"are you sure this is the right place?" you questioned, scanning the room you were in only to spot robert in his light blue sdn button-up...and his underwear. no pants.
"why're you- what's this? what's happening?" robert questioned, a bottle of alcohol in his hand.
"bruddah, we came to save the day... or the night." royd stated, stepping between invisigal and malevola. "we've come to save the night."
"uh, that rubs out by the way. you just have to put a little muscle into it." malevola told him, rubbing on the door with her fist. now gesturing towards the lamp being held by her tail she asked, "do you know where you'd wanna hang this up?"
"why're you holding a lamp?" robert questioned, then his eyes flicked towards you once he spotted you.
"it's for your house warming part. why don't you change into some pants before everyone else gets here?" you suggested, walking towards the fridge and placing the beers in it. grabbing two of them before closing the door, you waved them at him.
"everyone else...?" he asks, trailing off. "y'know what? i'll be back."
laughing, you pointed towards a corner of the apartment for malevola to put the lamp and began setting up. royd placed the computer down and robert came back into the room.
invisigal began explaining what was happening to robert, giving info and ideas. more of the team trickled in, with more lamps and more booze, the apartment becoming more lively.
the energy in the room was relaxed, everyone talking and dancing... except for robert. he was leaning against the wall, in front of the projector, watching the scene in front of him.
from across the room, you reached your hand out, activating your powers. the strings appeared on the tips of your fingers and above robert, allowing you to pull him closer now that you had control over him. his eyes met yours and he gave you a knowing look, causing you to laugh and continue pulling him closer.
"y'know, it's kind of freaky when you do that." he said, once you let go of him.
"oh i know." you replied, handing him another beer. he knocked his bottle into yours, a clank ringing out.
you both took a swig, and then you grabbed both your bottles, putting them on the counter behind you. you grabbed his hands and started pulling him towards the open space in between all of your team.
"dance with me." you said, wrapping your arms around his shoulders, his coming around your waist.
"only because you asked so nicely." he teased, moving with you.
eventually invisigal started talking about the astral pulse again, causing an argument to start. you ended up leaving with blonde blazer and chase after invisigal punched him and stormed out, ruining the party.
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watching as los angeles was under attack, robert dispatched you out with a few of your team members to fight coupé and her goons, hoping to stop them or at least slow them down.
things were going relatively well until you focused on leading civilians away from the fight happening. you were directing them towards safety when coupé approached you, clearly looking to start a fight.
"marionette be careful." robert warned, his voice in your ear.
"step aside coupé." you stated, raising your hands to activate your powers when all of a sudden you saw her nod at someone behind you.
a gunshot rang out as you turned, the feeling of the bullet tearing into your shoulder becoming the only thing you could focus on. you saw that a bunch of goons suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"(y/n)?" you heard, though you weren't sure who said it, not focused on anything but coupé and the bullet. it might've been robert in your ear, or maybe it was a teammate near you.
stuck between coupé and the swarm of goons, you felt yourself begin to panic, knowing they were attempting to corner you.
another gunshot rang out, this time hitting you in the stomach. and at the same time, you felt the slash of multiple of coupé's blades hitting your leg, your arms and your torso. knowing you were going to continue to get seriously injured if you didn't move, you attempted to take control of the goon with the gun, only to be hit in the back of the head with something very hard, taking you to the ground.
you attempted to look around, but your vision was getting darker by the second.
"(y/n)?" robert's voice rang in your ear.
"save me a dance for after this is all done?" you whispered, knowing things were not looking good for you.
"don't say that." robert ordered. "someone go help her!"
"it's okay." you said, hoping to comfort him. "you'll be okay."
"keep your eyes open (y/n)." he ordered again.
"i'll see you later." you whispered, closing your eyes.
"(y/n)? please keep your eyes open..." he pleaded. not hearing a response, he began panicking, "don't do this to me."
series masterlist : part 1, part 2, part 3 (here!)
summary : coming back to work on monday after the weekend robert had, sucked.
word count : 1.8k words
notes : i know it's unrealistic for someone to come back to work 2 months after having a baby (i'm in canada, so maternity leave is about a year depending on your job) so i tied it into the story. i know i changed the cannon timeline slightly, which is fine cause it doesn't really matter, i'm fixing it!
tag : not sure if you wanted to be tagged for the next part, but here we are! let me know if you want to be tagged or if you want to be removed! @wow-im-gay, @joxjoxjoxjox, @cyd2301, @calebslily, @cantbecreative
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coming back to work on monday sucked.
he spent a great weekend away from the office with you, his... he actually didn't know what to call you. his girlfriend? the mother of his baby? he'd have to talk to you tonight when you two get off of work.
anyways, he spent an amazing weekend away from the office with you, and his daughter. something he never thought he'd ever be able to say.
the three of you, well the two of you doing the hard work while izabelle played with beef or napped, spent the weekend commuting back and forth moving robert and beef's stuff from his apartment to yours. you spent saturday packing up everything in his apartment and sunday moving things into yours and organizing.
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walking out of the elevator and into the area where his cubicle was, with beef trailing behind him, robert held onto a box and beef's bed in his hands tightly, not wanting it to fall. he let out a sigh of relief that he made it to his desk with no issues. tossing the bed onto the floor, beef made himself comfy on his bed at robert's cubicle. leaning over to place the box on the floor, he tried his best to be careful.
"you motherfucker!" robert heard chase curse before quickly realizing it was directed at him when he got smacked in the back of the head. he made sure to grip the box tighter before turning towards chase.
"what the fuck?!" robert exclaimed, then quickly backpedaled, "i mean, what the heck?!"
"why're you fuckin' censoring yourself?" chase questioned.
"i can't be swearing around izabelle. it's not really good for me to-" robert was cut off again as he was flicked in the forehead.
"is izabelle her name? we haven't seen (y/n) and the baby since she gave birth and then you fuckin' sweep her away on friday before anyone other than blazer can talk to her." chase asked, finally letting robert set up at his station.
chase watched robert set down a box that would hold the contents of what would turn into a small crib.
"that for her?" chase asked.
"yep." robert replied, grabbing scissors from the cup on his desk and cutting the tape on one side of the box. he also took this time to turn on his computer and headset. "it's for izabelle."
"you gonna tell me what happened?" chase questioned. "like from yesterday and with (y/n) before that?"
"of course i am. i just wasn't planning on talking to you about it right now at 9am when clocking into my shift." robert replied, leaning over to log into the computer and boot up the dispatching software.
he stood up and saw that you were sitting at your desk, directly in front of him. you were setting yourself up too, the baby carrier you carried izabelle in this morning still strapped to you. you waved at him and a bright smile spread across your face, causing him to laugh.
"hey babe, are you sure you're all set up? you're still wearing izabelle's carrier." robert asked you, his voice becoming teasing. then he realized he shouldn't be telling you what to do since you'd know way more than him. "unless i'm being too eager and you're still wearing it for a reason or you were about to take it off-"
"babe? who you calling babe?" prism's voice quietly rang out from his desk.
"well it worked once, maybe he'll get lucky and score again." malevola replied.
"my bet is one month until baby number 2 is conceived." invisigal bet.
"i'm goin', with 6 months. poor lass needs a break." punch-up bet.
"i think we save (y/n) completely and get robert the bitch away from her." flambae replied.
"shit! i forgot to mute my mic after logging in." robert swore, pressing the mute button and he heard you laugh.
"come bring the crib over here you loser. i can set it up while i wait for paperwork to come in." you offered, starting to walk towards him.
"if you need help let me know. don't be shy." he ordered, meeting you half way.
"i won't... dad." you said the 'dad' part loud and very teasing while grabbing the box from his hands.
chuckling and setting himself up in his seat, he took a deep breath before unmuting.
"robert's in love~. (y/n)'s in love~." he heard the team sing-songing, waiting for him to come back.
"alright team! shut up." robert tried to order, hoping to start the day.
"robert and (y/n) sitting in a tree~!." the team continued.
"might i remind y'all, these calls are recorded for training fuckin' purposes. so shut the fuck up and listen to your dispatcher." chase shut them up. "also, say hi to (y/n), she has her headset on and is listening."
the team immediately broke out into chaos, saying hi to (y/n), asking about izabelle, trying to get you to talk about what happened on friday. robert let out a sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration, but your laugh cut through and you spoke up.
"i'll let you all see izabelle at lunch after i go get her, and maybe robert and i can talk about what happened friday, and before that, some other time. when we're ready."
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you could feel that robert was pissed off.
he informed the team someone was going to be cut, causing them to sabotage each other. invisigal disobeyed a direct order from him, causing a civilian to get injured and the perp getting away. you could tell he was frustrated beyond belief and could not believe she did that. then when the perp was spotted not too long afterwards, invisigal sabotaged malevola from catching him, causing him to get away again.
you listened as he talked to chase, the older man handing him some money for the vending machine. as robert got up and made his way to the break room, you knew he'd want to call a team meeting to talk to them all, so you wrote a quick note telling robert you'd be right back and that you'd book a conference room for the team so he could talk to them.
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walking into the conference room with a kleenex up his nose after invisigal punched him in the break room, he stopped in his tracks at the sight in front of him. the singular time the team worked together, was to observe his baby. of course.
robert never expected to feel this protective over something other than you and the mecha-man suit. the feelings that rose in him seeing you and izabelle get crowded by the z-team had him on edge, trying to not tell everyone to back off. especially when he needed to yelled at them about their behaviour.
"how did you bounce back so quick?" prism asked. "not being rude or anything. i just wanna know how you come back to work 2 months after having a baby."
everyone turned towards you (and izabelle cooing in your arms), wanting to know as well.
"well, turns out i have some very soft powers." you explained, eyes flicking towards robert, knowing he didn't know this yet either. "i heal and recover quickly. i always just thought i was just above average for pain tolerance and recovery, but it's a soft power according to the doctors that helped me deliver izabelle. nothing amazing, just made it easier to give birth and recover."
everyone nodded in understanding, accepting the answer.
"you guys don't have to tell us the whole story." malevola started, wanting to ask what everyone was asking themselves. everyone now turned to robert. "but you're her dad? izabelle's dad? invisigal mentioned you were her dad and we don't wanna make thing super awkward. we wanna make things hell by teasing you, and not hell for (y/n). we're ex-villains, not monsters, we're trying."
looking at him, you nodded and giving robert the okay to explain a little bit. taking a deep breath, robert started.
"yes, she is my daughter. (y/n) and i were together a while ago, and i broke up with her, not knowing she was pregnant. it was a stupid mistake, but we're not gonna go into detail on the entire story right now." he explained.
you watched and listened as he transitioned from explaining that detail of your relationship to scolding the team about sabotaging each other and needing to work together.
he was a good leader.
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after robert's talk with the team, as you listened to robert dispatching them, and listening to their missions, you noticed that they started working together more efficiently. invisigal even managed to capture the perp that got away this morning which was great.
you packed up your items, izabelle strapped to your chest in the baby carrier. she was babbling, the sound being the only thing in the office. you saw that sonar was still in the office and decided to make your way over and ask him how his day went and how he was doing.
you were mid-conversation when you heard glass break and coupé step out of the window from a meeting room where robert was sitting. casting a questioning look at sonar, you bid him goodnight before making your way over to robert's desk, knowing it would be better to meet him here.
"don't even ask." robert sighed once he reach his desk, causing you to laugh.
"i wasn't going to." you said, patting izabelle's bum and bouncing up and down lightly. "i was going to ask if you're okay."
he looked up, eyes meeting yours and softening, then looking down at izabelle.
"yeah i'm okay." he said, putting his bag on. "let's go home."
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once home, robert starting taking things out of the fridge to cook for dinner as you fed izabelle and put her down for sleep. he was lost in thought when you came into the kitchen, scaring him slightly when you placed your hand on his back, coming up beside him.
"you did good today." you said, reassuring him.
"can i call you my girlfriend?" he blurted, catching both of you off guard. "i'm sorry, i had a way better way of asking you and that just came out."
"i'd love to be your girlfriend." you said. "i did it once, i'm sure i can do it again."
"i know none of this is traditional and i'm so sorry things ended up this way." he apologized.
"babe. robert. don't apologize, i'm not mad at you at all. you're here now and that's all that counts. you're a good man, you have nothing to worry about. and i'm here and izabelle's here to help and support you."
"thank you." he said, turning towards you and reaching a hand out to cup your cheek.
you wrapped your arms around his neck and pulled him towards you, catching his lips in a kiss.
request : "hii! if you’re taking requests, could I ask for a Robert /fem!reader? something along the lines of a blind date trope, where one of his friends (maybe Chase or another Z-Team member) sets him up."
summary : robert gets forced into going onto a blind date. he does not expect to hit it off with his date.
word count : 1.3k words
notes : i went with malevola and sonar setting robert and (y/n) up. and i hope you enjoy it!!!
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robert was feeling good this week and decided to humour the z-team in one of their bets... only to lose. as he listened to the team's howling laughter in his headset, he seriously regretted his decision.
"well robert, since you lost... miserably might i add. you're going on a blind date." malevola declared. "on friday night, with a person of our choosing. and we will escort you to make sure you uphold your end of the bet."
sighing, robert agreed. "i'll be there."
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work finished about 30 minutes ago and almost the entirety of the z-team waited outside of the locker rooms, waiting for robert to walk out.
"so do we think he's gonna try and sneak away?" sonar asked, straightening his suit jacket.
"nah, he'll just sit there awkwardly and wait for the night to be over." invisigal said, picking at her nails.
"where're they goin'?" punch-up asked.
"we picked the nice restaurant downtown called 'next'. it's nice and fancy but not expensive." malevola said. "i also booked us a table so we can have a nice evening and watch robert fumble the bag."
"oh fuck yeah!" prism exclaimed. "love you mal."
robert cleared his throat, catching the attention of his team. he wore black dress pants and a white button-up. not casual but not full out fancy. it was perfect.
"lookin' spiffy there robert." punch-up complimented.
"this might just work." sonar said, giving a malevola a look only she understood.
"alright, lets leave, we don't wanna be late." robert sighed.
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"we have two tables, a table for 2 and the other..." robert zoned out for a second, scanning the restaurant he and the team found themselves in.
it was nice, fancy but not too fancy. the lighting was nice, the atmosphere was nice, everything about this place was very nice. he was impressed that the team (more like malevola and sonar since they seemed to have something up their sleeve) managed to find this place.
as he was scanning the restaurant his eyes found you. sitting at a table for two, alone.
"robert?" he heard malevola ask, gaining his attention. he looked back towards her, focusing on what she was about to say. "looks like you found your date, go say hi."
he knew you from around the office, but hadn't really talked to you much, not knowing anything about you other than your name. walking over to the table, robert took a deep breath and made sure you saw him before he accidentally scared you.
"robert?" you asked. "you're my date?"
"looks like it." he said a little awkwardly, pulling out his seat and sitting down. "(y/n) right?"
"that's me." you stuck your hand out for a shake, which he took. "now that we've shook on it and exchanged names, we're not total strangers. i know you work at sdn, you're a dispatcher right?"
"yep. i dispatch the z-team from the phoenix program. what do you do?" he asked, taking a sip of the water in front of him.
"i work downstairs in the tech department. i help royd build parts he wants for whatever project he's building." you said.
"oh wow, i'm surprised i haven't seen you when i go down there. i visit royd quite often." he replied.
"they keep me busy down there, i'm always working on something. i rarely come out of my little cave." you explained, lifting your hand for him to see.
robert watched the cutlery in front of him start to float and rearrange themselves before coming back down.
"other than being able to move metal, i can change it's shape and do some other whacky shit. really helps reduce wait time for projects that people want when we don't need to wait to smelt and mould things."
"that's amazing." robert said, genuinely interested.
"so-" he began asking.
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the team was calm and quiet from across the restaurant, very invested as they watched you and robert talk.
"i thought this would be more awkward. they seem to actually be enjoying themselves." sonar said, taking a sip of his drink.
"so why (y/n)?" prism asked.
"she's had a crush on him since he started working at sdn." malevola explained, taking a sip of her drink as well. "saw him and started liking him but she's too pussy to ask him out. especially cause he was new and she didn't really see him so she thought it would be too awkward to talk to him. so she never did anything."
"and then two weeks ago she asked us if we knew anyone who she might like that was open to date." sonar continued. "so mal and i hatched a plan. we knew robert would take the bait for the bet, and we rigged it so he lost. but we also think he'd like her, we're not that mean."
your laugh interrupted them and they turned to focus on you two again.
the waiter was at your table, taking your orders. you handed the waiter your menu and listened as robert ordered his food. you both had drinks in front of you and both of you had light blushes on your faces, either from the person in front of you, the booze you both were drinking or maybe even both.
the team ordered their food as well and kept watching you two hit it off. there was never an awkward moment, both of you talking, laughing and listening to each other. asking questions and being curious of the other person and their interests.
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"one bill or two today?" the waiter asked in reply to you asking for the bill.
eyes flicking towards robert's for one second, you opened your mouth to reply-
"one bill please, on me." robert said, making eye contact with you. the waiter nodded and turned to fetch the machine.
"nice!" you two heard the z-team exclaim, grabbing the attention of other customers.
the waiter returned, allowing robert to pay. the both of you stood up, walking towards the front doors.
"thank you robert. that's very sweet of you." you thanked, ignoring the team.
"no problem at all." he said, ignoring the team as well. "i had a good time and i would never let a beautiful woman pay for her meal after being forced here by my team."
"oh i wasn't forced here. i asked malevola and sonar if they knew of anyone who might be interested in dating me that i would like." you said, waving him off.
"well i feel bad now. i lost a bet and ended up here." robert said, then regretting saying that when your face fell.
"NOOO!" the z-team exclaim, once again grabbing the attention of customers. they got shushed and glared at. "sorry."
"i'm sorry, that didn't come out the way i wanted." he tried again. "yes i was forced here. but only because i thought they would set me up with someone i didn't like just to make sure i didn't have a good time. if they had told me it was you, i would've raced here after work."
"thanks." you said. "well... you can say no, but if we do a next time, i'll cover it?"
"it's a date." robert agreed. "let me grab your phone number before we leave and we can set something up."
robert gave you his phone, allowing you to put in your information before you slid it back to him. pushing the doors open, you both stepped outside.
"do you have a safe way home?" robert asked. "did you drive or?"
"i walked here after work. i don't live too far away from the building so i walk all the time." you told him.
"well why don't i walk you home? make sure you get home safe and i'll go home and see you on monday?" he offered.
"that sounds great." you agreed, smiling at him and beginning to walk.
"GO ROBERT!!!" the team yelled from behind you two.
after the altercation with shroud, the nightmares he has about losing you become more frequent. and there's more variety in them, more ways his fucked up brain can think of losing you. he's had nightmares of you dying, of you betraying him, of every single way he could lose you.
after the whole shroud incident, he asked you to move in with him. having been together for a while, he thought it was also the appropriate thing to do. he wanted you close, as close as he could get. he finally bought a bed to sleep in instead of using a chair or the mecha-man suit (which was currently at sdn), which made you extremely happy.
your eyes were closed, hair splayed out underneath you in a halo, breathing softly. he watched you turn in your sleep, now giving him a full view of your face. save for the stray strand that got in the way. he couldn't help but reach out and brush his knuckles against your cheek, trying to calm his mind. he used his fingers to brush the hair away, the feeling causing you to stir. he watched your eyes flutter open, spotting him in front of you.
"hi baby." you whispered. "what time is it?"
"it's 3am." he whispered back, having checked the time not too long ago.
"can't sleep?" you asked, reaching your arms out and moving to pull him into a hug.
"yeah..." he trailed off, adjusting to put his head on your chest, listening to your heartbeat. "i'm sorry."
"why are you apologizing?" you asked, petting his head, trying to comfort him.
"i can't stand the thought of losing you. i know he's gone, but i still get scared." he confesses.
"i live here now, you get to see proof i'm alive all the time. my stuff is all over this place, i'm near you in the office, you can just stand up and see me if you need to." you said, hoping to comfort him. "plus, we have the team to keep me safe, and with your suit back in working order, if something ever happens, you can get out onto the field. you don't have to worry."
"have i ever told you how much i love you?" he asked.
"once or twice." you replied. "now sleep please."
"yes ma'am." he mumbled, falling asleep to the sound of your heartbeat.
summary : robert's going to propose and you have no idea.
word count : 0.2k words
notes : i'm still in love with robert.
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one of robert's favourite things in the world is waking up and seeing you dancing in the kitchen in his shirt and your pretty little underwear.
you're making breakfast, the coffee pot brewing, the stove on and frying the eggs in the pan in front of you. the toaster was on and toasting the bread you put in, already set to toast it the way he likes. you were lost in your own world, multitasking to the max and somehow not burning down the house.
to robert it was impressive. the way you were able to take care of yourself, him and beef. it helped him get through tough days, ones where every mission seemed to go wrong, where no one listened or someone got hurt. at the end of the day, you were there for him.
and that was all he needed.
you'd been so supportive and understanding throughout the entirety of your relationship. and of course you worried, but you and robert talked about it. you just being here and with him was all he could ever want. and he's forever grateful to have you by his side, to have you as his.
the girl of his dreams, the girl he's been dating for five years.
the one he's about to propose to.
the ring is burning a hole in his pajama pants and his hands are so sweaty.
summary : robert meets the newest addition to the z-team, a retired superhero named frost, tasked with helping his team with their paperwork. the only thing is, you two already know each other, you used to work together.
word count : 0.8k words
notes : i'm once again, still in love with robert. also in this version of the game, robert cuts coupé off the team and not sonar.
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"you meet the new hire for your team?" robert hears chase ask him as he approaches his desk this morning. the older man is leaning over the cubicle separator giving robert a clear view of him.
"no? i just cut coupé last night and you're telling me i'm already replacing her?" robert sighs.
"not exactly correct. do you mind following me to my office so we can actually talk about it and you stop hearing things from chase?" robert hears blonde blazer ask. turning towards her, he can see the pointed look she's giving chase causing him to let out a chuckle.
robert stands and stretches, following blonde blazer towards her office.
as he enters, robert can feel a sharp drop in the temperature causing him to shiver slightly, caught off guard. he's once again caught off guard when he spots the woman with snow white hair standing in front of the window, looking out onto the parking lot.
...or at least she seems to be trying to look out onto the parking lot? the window is currently covered in frost and she seems to be staring at it, lost in thought.
"(y/n), meet robert." blonde blazer introduces, closing the door to her office behind her and robert.
the ice on the window disappears and the temperature in the room quickly returns to normal as you come back to reality and turn towards them with a smile.
robert recognized you almost immediately, the hair and the powers should have been a dead giveaway, but robert knew you. you worked together often as heroes and he remembers being disappointed, but happy, when you announced your retirement. it also doesn't help that he had the biggest crush on you.
"it's very nice to meet you robert. i'm going to be tasked with helping you and the z-team with filing the paperwork associated to you all." you explain, going to put your hand out for a handshake but quickly taking it back before robert can actually shake hands with you. "sorry, i have a bad habit of accidentally cold-shocking people when i shake their hands. it catches them off guard and makes them think i burnt them when it's actually just a little cold."
"you're frost aren't you?" robert asks, causing you to smile. "i'm a big fan."
"what gave it away? the temperature change, the frost on the window, my cold hands or my snow white hair?" you ask teasingly.
"it might have something to do with one of those." he replies, also teasing.
"(y/n) is also tasked with helping with your dispatches." blonde blazer cuts in. "both of you have experience as heroes and this team may need some help from time to time out on the field."
"i thought you were retired?" robert asks, eyes sliding to your, curious.
"i am." you answer. "i'm retired from full time hero work. i can do a maximum of 3 missions, or calls or whatever, a day. i'm supposed to be used as a last resort."
"well!" blonde blazer claps. "why don't we get you two started and see how today goes?"
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taking his lunch break, robert stood in front of the vending machine, debating on what to buy for himself. twinkies, or-
"i have enough food for both of us if you want some? leftover chinese food?" robert heard you offer.
turning towards you, he saw that you had bundled up into a sweater with a blanket around your shoulders as well. he knows that your powers made you cold all the time. he remembers needing to turn on the heaters the few times you'd go back with him to his apartment to celebrate a good mission.
"if you're okay with it, i'd love some chinese." robert replied, pocketing his cash.
you turned and began microwaving the containers you brought. you turned again towards him and scanned the break room before deciding it was safe.
"you're mecha-man." you stated, surprising him.
"uh what?" he asked.
"you're mecha-man." you repeated. "you think i wouldn't recognize your voice? you might use that mech to talk, but you're very recognizable robert. we worked together for years, of course i'd know robert robertson the third was mecha-man."
the microwave beeped causing you to turn back towards the food and stir it before putting it back in and heating it more.
"we spent so much time together, i know you like the back of my hand." you continue. "plus, if you ever noticed, you'd know i stared at you a lot back then. so of course i recognize your face, even without the mask."
"i stared at you a lot too, (y/n)." he replied, stepping closer. "i was scared you'd call me out on it all the time."
"take me out for dinner tonight and i might just let you do more than stare at me." you flirted, looking up at him.
his brain short-circuited for a second before he took your face in his hands and kissed you. robert felt the temperature drop as you wrapped your arms around him, pulling him closer. he then felt the temperature go back to normal as you attempted to keep your powers under control.
"woah!" the two of you broke apart, flambae barging in for his lunch and exclaiming at the sight in front of him.
"robert the bitch? really?" flambae judged, hands on his hips.
"shut up." you replied, shooting him with ice, causing him to run out of the break room.
robert watched you ice the door shut before turning back to him and kissing him.
summary : the z-team meets robert's pregnant wife for the first time.
word count : 0.6k words
notes : i'm still in love with robert. can you tell i have baby fever and am probably ovulating? this is also not connected to the 'what a beautifully fucked up first day' fic i wrote.
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it was time for sdn's annual ball and the entire z-team was curious to see if robert would be bringing anyone as his plus one. recently, a few of them had walked in on him talking on the phone during his lunch break a couple of times. but each time he saw or heard them, he'd say a quick 'goodbye, i love you' before hanging up and speaking with them.
to say the least, they were all curious.
so imagine their disappointment when they finished their shift and robert said that he'd be changing and walking over with them. all of them for sure thought he'd be going home to potentially pick someone up. a few had even started placing bets that he was just talking to a family member, his mom maybe? grandma?
"you couldn't get chase to come as your date?" prism teased, nudging robert with her elbow.
"unfortunately no." he chuckled, shoving his hands in his suit pockets as they walked.
walking into the museum sdn had rented out for the event, there was already a crowd of heroes, dispatchers, support staff, and many more. there were wait staff carrying trays with drinks and food. the scene in front of them was spectacular.
the team quickly spotted blonde blazer and began walking over. however, they stopped in their tracks and confusion filled their faces as they noticed the very pregnant woman blonde blazer was currently talking to. she wasn't familiar to any of them but seemed to know blonde blazer well enough to be laughing heartily with her and they seemed to be joking back in forth with each other. the team observed the scene and watched as robert kept walking forward, a smile gracing his lips.
"who's that babe?" sonar asked, voicing the confusion held by the entire team.
"the babe with a babe? not sure honestly." malevola replied. "someone's dirty mistress?"
the team's jaws dropped as they watched robert come up on the woman's left, wrapping his right arm around the woman's waist and planting a kiss on her left cheek, her eye squinting as he did so. then they watched as he gently placed his left hand on her baby bump and the woman turned towards him and placed a gentle kiss on his lips in greeting. turning back towards the team, robert whispered something to the woman whose lips pursed and she gave him a light smack on the chest, causing him to laugh.
"hi everyone, it's very nice to meet you all. robert just told me none of you know who i am, so i'll introduce myself since my husband clearly won't. my name is (y/n). i'm robert's wife." you introduced yourself and waved at the team in greeting.
"how could you keep your babe of a wife a secret from us robert?!" sonar asked, incredulous at not having met her. "this is very important information you've been holding out on us!!"
"we're very upset." invisigal started walking towards you. "and as punishment, we're whisking her away to get all your dirty little secrets."
robert and blonde blazer watched as the team began crowding you, clearly very interested in interrogating his wife. you were already laughing, allowing people to take turns feeling the baby kick and answering questions.
"i hope you understand that you did this to yourself." blonde blazer teased him.
"oh i know, i just thought it'd be fun to see their reactions to the fact that i do get action. and thanks to this baby, there's clear evidence that i get laid so they can't say shit about it anymore."