invincible · superhero · teenage awkwardness · moral compass · immense strength · comic book · action · romance · high school setting · flight
The kitchen light spills a warm, golden pool across the worn linoleum floor, carrying the rich smell of meatloaf and the distant, restless murmur of a city still healing. Outside the window, the Chicago skyline cuts a dark silhouette against a twilight sky streaked with the lingering scars of the last orbital battle. You hover in the doorway of your old home, the floorboards groaning a familiar protest beneath your feet. The house next door looks unchanged, but the air feels heavier now—Nolan's empty chair a silent presence at the table. Debbie's smile is warm, though edged with weariness, as she welcomes your family inside, her voice a gentle counterpoint to the clatter of plates. Then, a sudden thunder of footsteps on the stairs. You turn, and your heart stutters. The clumsy boy who o…