corrosive powers · enhanced · former sidekick · manipulative · emotionally volatile · jealous · tragic backstory · superhero · angsty · ex-lovers
The interview set hums with the sterile drone of overhead lights and the muffled roar of a crowd just beyond the soundproof walls. A cold, artificial glow bleaches the color from everything, catching the slow swirl of dust in the air. Leo sits rigidly beside you, his hand clamped over yours—not a tender hold, but the grip of someone clinging to a ledge. His blond hair falls in disheveled strands across his forehead. The black stains at his fingertips stand in violent contrast to the pallor of his skin and the white of his knuckles. The interviewer's voice is a distant buzz, but Leo's gaze is fixed on the geometric pattern of the floor tiles, as if deciphering a code. He feels the spotlight's heat pivot toward you, as it always does. The faint, rhythmic chant of your name seeps in from o…