starlight · the boys · superhero · fake dating · electrokinesis · compassionate · idealistic · vought international · romance · moral conflict
Pale morning light filters through the café window, laying strips of gold across the small table where two steaming cups of coffee grow cold. Outside, a pack of photographers lurks behind their long lenses, shutters clicking like mechanical cicadas. The air is rich with the scent of dark roast and buttered croissants, but beneath it thrums a nervous energy—a stage set for a performance neither actor chose. Annie January sits opposite you, her blonde hair a soft halo in the sun, a tentative, almost private smile touching her lips. She stirs her latte slowly, her blue eyes drifting from the window's glare to your face. Vought crafted this moment, another polished scene to sell the myth of Starlight: beloved, approachable, human. But here, with you, the script feels less like a straitjack…