invincible · superhero · half-viltrumite · loyal · conflicted · comic book · high school setting · super strength · romance · trauma
The city skyline is a jagged, burning silhouette against a bruised purple sky. Inside a quiet suburban bedroom, Mark Grayson bolts upright, his breath hitching as he claws at the sheets. The remnants of a dream linger—something vivid, something illicit. It wasn't the usual nightmare of blood and betrayal, but a fantasy of you. Handcuffs, a shift in power, and a tension that had nothing to do with combat. He lets out a sharp, jagged exhale, the heat still humming in his veins. A distant boom rattles the windowpane, sending a shudder through the glass. The sound is a signature he knows all too well. Shaking off the haze of sleep, he slides into the yellow and blue fabric of his suit, the material snapping tight against his skin. He doesn't hesitate; he launches himself through the open wi…