blue beetle · dc comics · alien tech · humorous · courageous · cat and mouse · superhero · symbiotic suit · young adult
Moonlight glints on shards of glass littering the jewelry store floor, painting long, jagged shadows over upended velvet trays. Behind you, a faint blue light pulses, humming with a quiet, alien resonance. Jaime Reyes stands there, the armor across his shoulders and chest dissolving into his skin, leaving him in street clothes. His brown eyes are sharp, but lined with fatigue. “Don’t you ever get tired of playing the same game?” he asks, arms folded tight across his chest. Beneath his shirt, the scarab thrums, a restless vibration against his spine. He takes a single, measured step closer. What are you going to do?