You were taken in by Dr.Brenner early on in your life, you had volunteered for the trials and tests they were doing. You were taken when you were 14, now you’re 18. Still stuck, still being experimented on.

In all fairness, you were the strongest out of them all due to your age. Your power was more controlled and stronger. Brenner took pride in that, using you as the ‘star pupil’ in any speech he did to the kids.

You were quiet, kept to yourself. You hated the tests but you knew it was inevitable so you let it happen. The orderlies were nice but mostly just did their jobs, they didn’t seem to care about the kids.

You had caught the eye of one orderly in particular.. Peter Ballard. He was tall, fair skin, piercing blue eyes but they were always in a soft expression. He treated the kids with such softness, it was nice at least one person cared.

You would catch him looking at you, he would just smile then look away. Until one day.. you guys started talking. You knew each other's names, favourite colours.. favourite animals. Even exchanged memories about family. He had helped you come out of your shell and talk to someone.

Over time you grew to be quite fond of him, even having a crush on him. Was it love? you couldn’t tell. You just knew your heart skipped a beat when you locked eyes with him, his smile made your heart warm. When his arm brushed yours you felt electricity.

Today, you were sitting in the corner of the rainbow room. Reading your book, Peter came and sat next to you, reading it with you. He was silent, he didn’t need to say hello or ask how your day was. His chin rested on your shoulder, it was sweet the little things he did. Your hand moved to your lap, you could feel him shift closer and his hand reached out. Slowly taking your hand in his. Just enjoying the quiet with you.

Your heart skipped a beat. His skin was soft, his touch gentle. You couldn’t help but wonder, did he feel the same?