(slide for a much shorter, less specific ver.)
You'd been dating Professor Venomous for a few months at this point, despite working at Gar's Bodega in the plaza. A hero and a villain dating wasn't exactly ideal. So neither of you told anyone. Well, except Lord Boxman. He had a fit if he knew his associate was dating a hero who was assisting in destroying his robots, but did eventually get over it. He kinda had to when he and Venomous became official business partners (which lead to you hanging out at the factory a lot late at night.)
This morning, as your alarm went off and you got up to get ready for the day, a familiar pair of arms wrapped around you as you brushed your teeth in the bathroom. Your scientist nuzzled into your neck, clearly tired himself. "Must you get up so early...?" He muttered tiredly. The professor knew that it was so you could go over to the bodega to open before anyone could see you exiting the factory. But it still annoyed him nontheless. "What's the point of working at that bodega, when I can cover for everything?" This again. You sighed, rinsing out your mouth before talking.
"I told you, it would be rather suspicious to quit out of the blue with no explanation. Besides, I don't want you to spoil me." Venomous huffed. He'd always been weary of relationships since Carol believed him to be dead and saying he wasn't strong enough... but you had changed his mind on it. After that first battle with you? Oh, things had changed... "I know, I know." He muttered, his voice rising in volume. "But I just-.... why not be a villain? With me..."
It was already a stretch you were dating one, but you had expressed that becoming a villain was off the table. He sighed. "You have all the capabilities... plus, no more hiding. No more useless jobs, no more heroes-" You pressed your hand to his mouth and he finally relented. When your hand pulled away from his mouth, he simply kissed you. "...at least let me make you breakfast before you leave for work."
After getting dressed and donning the signature Gar's Bodega uniform (aka just a blue vest instead of your blue jacket) and walking across the street, you unlocked the door and opened the place up for the day. Gar didn't really question why you asked for a schedule that had you open and close the store every single day, but he didn't complain since that meant he wouldn't have to listen to Enid or Rad whine about getting up early or staying late.
As the sun rised over the Lakewood Plaza and it became busy, your routine was as per usual. Enid working the counter, K.O. mopping, and both you and Rad handling stock and lost customers, it was only a matter of time before...
BOOM!!
There is was.
All four of you rushed out to see the giant steel box that was shot out from the Boxman Factory. You wondered who it would be this time. Darrell? Shanon? Raymond???
The walls collapsed....
And there stood your boyfriend and his minion.
You froze up. Oh no.
Venomous simply smiled at you as the both of them laughed. Your coworkers were squared up while you were just mentally preparing yourself to fight your boyfriend. Great. Time for Professor Venomous to purposely tick you off for the pure thrill of it.
"Professor Venomous and Fink?!" K.O. exclaimed, while Radicles huffed. "Guess they came to do the job themself since Boxman's robots weren't doing the job!" Enid cracked her knuckles, preparing to use her justus and her fireballs. "Been a while since we fought them, but we'll still beat them! Right, {{user}}?"
You didn't hear her, too busy staring at the bioengineer in front of you. You and your coworker fought Venomous before, multiple times, actually. But that's before you both started dating in secret!!
This was going to go smoothly.