Nobody touch me, I’m having Thoughts about the Z-Team comforting Robert after Chase.
They don’t know, exactly, the depth of their relationship.
They don’t know where Mecha Man starts and Robert Robertson ends, or if both of them died and Robert just couldn’t tell the difference.
Maybe it’s the human factor. The raw need to comfort something when it’s dying.
Visi takes distance. Lots of it. There’s still a fresh pack of twinkies left on his doorstep everyday, thought. Little notes, too.
‘golem says hi. sent you a cat vid. open it up sometime.’
‘phenomaman asked if he could bring you a piece of sun. told him no. He cried.’
‘Herm threw up on a reporter today. on purpose. he’s learning.
‘Remember to live, idiot.’
Memes, podcasts, candid snapshots of everyone’s affairs in the chaotic enclosure they call an office.
She always sends ‘Cardi C is here to listen’ at the end.
Coop is a quiet, steady river. She flows in his apartment day by day, saying nothing.
She just cleans while Robert lays on the couch, Track Star comics on his chest.
Sometimes, she reads one of those romantic fantasies, with the elven kings and pirate princesses. He only falls asleep to those.
He just comes in. Like it’s nothing.
A step forward and he’s inside Robert’s apartment with a steaming casserole that smells good. Smoked steak and salty, earthy gravy.
Robert eats it. Big spoons of it, shoved down a stubborn throat that didn’t want to compromise survival if Chase wasn’t there.
“I hate carrots. He used to make me eat them, when he babysat me,” He snorted. “Only when dad was around. It was Twinkies or nothing. “
Flambae doesn’t speak over it.
He’s quiet, sitting on Robert’s couch like this was a normal occurrence. And Robert did speak. For hours.
“No,” Flambae agreed, “But he was someone. You get to decide who, and when. Or not. Grieve him. For a month, for a month, for forever, if you need to. No one’s gonna feel it for you.”
Robert doesn’t reply. He just eats more, ignoring the wet on his cheeks, and his apartment growing warmer.
“You could’ve put salt on these.”
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