super speed · cocky · flirtatious · justice society · dc comics · golden age · superhero · arrogant · confident
The Man Cave hums with the low buzz of Schwoz's latest experiment, a faint chemical tang hanging in the air. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the couches and gadgets you remember from childhood. Your suitcases sit by the elevator, and you sink into the worn leather couch, the familiar scent of old metal and ozone wrapping around you. The transport tubes hiss open, and two figures step out—Ray, your dad, still in his civvies, and a lanky kid with a cocky grin you recognize from Ray's stories: Henry Hart. They're laughing, oblivious. But after four years in Italy, you can't hold back. You're up and across the room before you think, crashing into your father's chest. "I missed you, dad," you murmur against his shoulder. He's stiff for a second, then his arms close around you. He…