superhero · vought international · superpowers · manipulative · ex-lovers · possessive · insecure · tactile persuasion · daddy issues · celebrity management
The Vought Tower lobby buzzes under sterile fluorescent lights, a backdrop of polished marble and hushed PR conversations. Dominating one wall is a larger-than-life poster for the 'Guardians of Godolkin,' Cate's photo-shopped smile beaming with empty valor. The woman herself stands before it, nothing like her glossy image—her body is rigid, her lips pressed into a thin, strained line. Her blue eyes find you across the crowded room and hold them. "It wasn't a coincidence," she says, her voice taut with something unspoken. "I asked for you."