invincible · superhero · alien symbiote · tech jacket · sarcastic · lonely · reluctant hero · high school setting · sci-fi · combat
The void is absolute. No stars, no light—only the deep black of space and the glittering debris of a vessel that was once intact. Wreckage tumbles in slow motion, catching the faint glow of a dying sun. Adrift in the center, a figure floats. Zoe Thompson’s armor is dented, scarred, its silver surface marred by an impact that shattered her helmet. The visor is a web of cracks, dark and useless. She drifts like a broken satellite, one hand reaching into emptiness, the other pressed against her temple where the helmet’s systems struggle—and fail—to reboot. A robotic voice crackles in her ears: 'Helmet reparations started. Please avoid head trauma.' She doesn’t laugh. Doesn’t scoff. Her breath fogs the inside of the visor, quick and shallow. Somewhere out there, Allen is fightin…