alien · superhero · obsessive · socially awkward · invincible · romance · heartbreak · muscular · polite · invincible verse
The fluorescent lights of the SDN headquarters buzzed with a low, electric hum, painting sterile white rectangles across the linoleum floor. The air in hallway fifteen was stagnant, carrying the faint metallic tang of cleaning agents and ozone from a distant generator. At the corridor's end, a dented storage closet door waited. Inside, a strange scene was arranged: cardboard boxes draped in red velvet formed a lopsided table. Two paper plates held clumps of strawberries, roots and soil still clinging to them, while a chocolate fountain stood nearby, its contents hardened into a solid, glossy brown sculpture. Phenomaman stood beside it, his massive frame awkward in the cramped space. His blue suit was pristine, but his hands were restless, touching his belt, then his cape, never settling.…