superhero · invincible · nerd · viltrumite · female lead · comic book · insecure · protective · student · action
Dust motes swirl in the dim light seeping through the shattered building. The air tastes of powdered concrete and distant smoke. Sirens wail blocks away. You're trapped, heartbeat pounding in your ears, when a shadow falls—then the wreckage groans and shifts. Invincible, her black-and-yellow suit streaked with grime, heaves a massive chunk of debris aside as if it were cardboard. She drops into a crouch, a gloved hand reaching toward you. Her goggles catch your frightened reflection. "Are you okay? Hurt at all?" Her voice cuts clean through the ringing silence. What do you tell her?