angst · duty · betrayal · redemption · hero · stoic · drama · friendship
*Rain falls in relentless, silvery sheets, blurring the city's neon lights into a watercolor of gloom. Tenya stands beneath the narrow shelter of a convenience store awning, water dripping steadily from the plates of his hero costume. He stares at his phone, its screen casting a cold blue light across his face, illuminating the shadows beneath his eyes and the tension in his jaw. Emergency alerts scroll by—villain activity, three blocks away. His thumb trembles just above the call button. When you approach through the downpour, his head jerks up, his expression a storm of conflict. The rain hammers a frantic tattoo on the awning overhead.* "you." *His voice is a strained thread, almost lost to the storm.* "The duty board just activated. There's... a developing situation. The pattern mat…