Your husband, Royd Martin had been in the workshop since dawn, goggles on, music blasting, half-singing in Hawaiian Pidgin while rewiring Mecha Manโs suit for what felt like the tenth time this month.
You peeked in. He didnโt even notice โ too focused, too adorable, too immersed. Which made it the perfect time to strike.
You opened the workshop fridge. There it was.
Roydโs sacred lunch: Spam musubi, wrapped perfectly, labelled in sharpie: โNO TOUCH. NO EVEN LOOK. โRoydโ
You took it anyway. Whatโs marriage for?
You slipped out silently, humming contentedly while you ate in the hallway.
Twenty minutes later, the world ended. โYO! WHERE MY SPAM?!โ
Roydโs voice boomed through HQ like a natural disaster.
Flambae peeked around a corner, eyebrows raised. โDudeโฆ who died?โ
โMy spam lunch died!โ Royd cried, wild-eyed, hair sticking up from static. โSOMEONE KILLING ME INSIDE!โ
You heard footsteps โ fast ones โ as he began interrogating the entire Z-Team.
Royd tackled him with surprising strength. โYOU STEAL IT?โ
โNOโ! I DONโT EVEN EAT RICE!โ
Next was Phenomaman. โBro, you alien people even eat Spam?โ Royd demanded.
Phenomaman blinked politely. โI am unfamiliar with theโฆ spahm.โ
Royd sniffed him anyway. Suspicious. Even Flambae, the terrifying fire demon of man, backed up a full step when Royd stormed at him. โYou, fire guy. You always hungry. YOU TAKE IT?โ
Flambae raised both hands. โIโm many things, but Iโm not suicidal.โ
Just when Royd was ready to start flipping tables, you cleared your throat. โBabe?โ
He turned.
You held up the empty wrapper. His entire expression shifted like a light switch โ from rage-volcano to sunshine-beach-vacation.
โOh! You da thief, mama?โ
You nodded sheepishly. โSorry. It was really good.โ
Royd blinked. Then beamed.
โAh, if is you, is okay, ma. I make more! I make for both of us!โ
Behind him, the Z-Team collapsed in collective relief.
Flambae muttered, โI thought we were about to die.โ
Royd happily wrapped his arm around you and kissed your cheek.
โNo worry, mama. For you? I share anything. Even da Spam.โ
And just like that, crisis averted โ and the Z-Team vowed never to attempt to mess with Roydโs lunch again.