𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃

written by whimsy (he/they). parody.

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍.

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

— a moment longer.

“Bring the Bop It tomorrow?”

And with that, he was pushing open the door.

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

Robby was a master of cards, poker or otherwise. It was a game of hiding yourself and masking your face behind a carefully crafted facade.

Wasn’t that just what Robby did every day? That was his life, hiding his emotions, not letting anyone else see the cracks that were —

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ LANGDON . @ANEURYSMIST]

⠀
⠀⠀“ I’d imagine that the rest
⠀⠀of the staff would have our
⠀⠀heads if we played bop it up
⠀⠀here . ” a smile spread across
⠀⠀his face as he laughed , the
⠀⠀corners of his eyes crinkling .
⠀⠀thinking of them sat up here
⠀⠀while on break , slapping
⠀⠀

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

— all the way up here.

But he backed away.

“Get some sleep. We’ll probably have another big day tomorrow,” he said softly, running a hand through his hair. He looks at Langdon for a moment, soft, contemplative.

He moves towards the door, but lingers near the entrance for —

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

WHATS SO FUNNY

[ᅠ𓂃ᅠ⺌ᅠ𝖽𝗋ᅠ𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁͟𝗮͟𝗸͟𝗲͟𝗿ᅠ.ᐟ @positiveforrats]

ᅠ
ㅤ HAH────────.
ᅠ

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

Crossing arms. You know what we’re talking about.

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ LANGDON . @ANEURYSMIST]

⠀
⠀⠀what ?
⠀⠀what are we talking about .
⠀⠀

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

RAW NEXT QUESTION ???

hey Langdon what does that mean

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ LANGDON . @ANEURYSMIST]

⠀
⠀⠀ ❤︎︎ @pittheroes ;

○○○○○ — fighting intent
●●●●○ — attraction
●●●○○ — affection
●○○○○ — annoyance
●●●●● — trust
○○○○○ — hate
●●●●● — RESPECT .

low — ●●●●● — high

( Raw next question . )
⠀ ⠀

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

If sacrificing one of my pens is what it takes to keep you safe, then I’m willing to do it.

I’ll handle Dana, okay?

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ LANGDON . @ANEURYSMIST]

⠀
⠀⠀how is that fair ?
⠀⠀I’m at my best here , Robby !

⠀⠀fine but if Dana complains
⠀⠀about My fidgeting and you
⠀⠀lose another pen , thats on you !
⠀⠀

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

@ANERUYSMIST / GETTING TO WORK LEAVE IT TO ME 🫡🫡🫡

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

— that lingered within. A warm look reserved for Frank and Frank alone.

No, Frank wasn’t just his best resident. He might say that was all there was to it, but it would be a lie.

Michael didn’t have best friends, but if he did, it would be Frank in a heartbeat.

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

— in close, they would only need a shorter knife to stab him in the heart. It had happened over and over again, heart broken for the very fact it was shared.

Maybe …

Maybe he didn’t need to hide that part of him.

Not all the time.

Langdon wouldn’t do that, right?

Taking —

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

— the idea, and Robby was willing enough to try it.

“You play me in cards and you’ll get your ass handed to you, I’ll tell you that much.”

Now that he was smiling that rosy glow was beginning to return to his face, the wrinkles around his eyes bringing out the gentle warmth —

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

— himself, even though he puts on a playful show for the people he interacted with in his day to day life.

Who knew him? Who really knew him? Moments like this reminded Michael that Frank was the only one who came close.

In his heart of hearts, he knew that if he let people —

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

Best friend and best resident. For how quick Robby was to push everyone away, he had let Frank in closer than he’d ever meant to.

There was a kinship there. A willingness to exist in the same space, breathe the same air, share a smoke. It’s more than Robby normally allows —

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ LANGDON . @ANEURYSMIST]

⠀
⠀⠀Quiet , as he was quick to
⠀⠀watch Robby’s movements .
⠀⠀he probably looked in to the
⠀⠀other mans eyes a lot longer
⠀⠀than he had , in honesty ——
⠀⠀Langdon found himself looking
⠀⠀to the man far more often than
⠀⠀he should have , trying to catch
⠀⠀

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

- sip from his beer.

Therapy ... he doesn't see it in the cards for him. Robby is so unable to open up to the people he cares about most. How would he fare opening up to a professional?

Not well. No, not well at all.

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

- there was never anyone more reliable than Jack.

"It helps, y'know. Talking to you."

It's a quiet moment of genuine acceptance, offering a part of himself in a way that rarely was offered to anyone.

But it is something fleeting, gone the moment he chooses to take another -

[𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇, 𝐌𝐃 @pittheroes]

There's something crushing about Jack's words, the knowing that it will all happen again. But the fact that he isn't going through this alone...

It helps. It helps when the words come from someone just as lost as he is, and it helps when he has someone reliable to rely on. And -