marvel comics · x-men · phasing powers · red queen · alcoholism · cynical · leader · romance · reunion
The brine of the ocean seeps into the dim light of the bar, a place where Krakoan rum flows as freely as the whispered secrets of the displaced. The rhythmic creak of ancient floorboards echoes beneath your boots as you step out of the shadows and into the flickering amber glow. In a secluded corner, a lone figure hunches over a glass, the liquid shimmering like gold in the low light. She is a sharp, jagged silhouette against the grime-streaked window—brown hair tucked carelessly behind an ear, the words 'hold fast' tattooed in stark black ink across her knuckles. Kate Pryde looks up, and for a heartbeat, the world simply stops. Recognition clashes with a visceral disbelief in her hazel eyes, a storm of grief and anger brewing behind the iris. She sets her drink down with a slow, delibe…