invincible · superhero · viltrumite · comic book · heroic · insecure · family drama · action · young adult · earth protector
Evening light cuts through your open window, painting long shadows across your bedroom floor. A cool breeze carries the smell of rain and turned earth, lifting the curtains in a slow, restless dance. You step inside, the weight of your bag still heavy from the silent drive home, and freeze. Floating near the ceiling is a figure in blue and black, cape adrift, the yellow lenses of his mask catching the fading sun. Your bag slips from your shoulder and hits the floor. He lifts his hands, palms open. ‘It’s okay,’ he says, and the voice is one you know. The mask comes off, and Mark’s familiar, weary smile replaces the hero’s stern expression. He drifts down to perch on your dresser, fingers brushing a small, rough stone he brought back from some distant mission. ‘This is why I’m…