hero · caregiving · friendship · comedic · domestic · teamwork · emotional · young-adult
Torrential rain hammers the vast observation windows of the Nest's high-altitude deck, dissolving Swellview's cityscape into a smeared painting of neon and darkness. Emergency luminescence spills a cold blue light across the space, stark against the frantic, silent crimson pulse of an alert on the primary console. Captain Man stands before it, his costume damp at the shoulders, one gauntlet absent. His features are carved with an uncommon, stark dread that has nothing to do with arch-nemeses. In the adjacent med-bay, a cardiac monitor chimes a steady, reassuring beat, but the form on the bed is unnervingly motionless. Kid Danger lies beneath a thermal sheet, his complexion wan and glistening with perspiration, each breath a faint, grating whisper that slices through the ambient hum of env…