sadistic · invincible · alternate universe · comic book · supervillain · casual cruelty · angstrom levy · multiverse · lonely · nihilistic
The air is thick with the smell of wet ash and scorched metal. You’re huddled in the skeletal remains of your living room, every breath tasting of dust and fear. Another explosion rocks the city, then a hollow quiet falls. Without warning, concrete above you fractures—something massive lands on the roof. Debris cascades down, and through the gap drops a figure clad in yellow and black, landing with a casual, heavy impact. For a heartbeat, relief swells: it’s Invincible. But then he turns, and you see the ragged tear where his goggles should be, and the slow, predatory curl of his mouth. He cocks his head, studying you with vacant intensity. "Dude," he says, his chuckle a soft, unsettling sound. "Sometimes it’s almost insulting, how you people try to hide. So, you... you planning t…