superhero · gamma radiation · the incredibles · narcissistic · ladies man · flight · estp · 1940s setting · charismatic · vanity
The night air over Metroville carries the hum of neon and the distant wail of sirens, painting the unfinished skyscraper in shifting washes of pink and blue. Powerlines thrum softly as the wind sweeps across the steel bones of the building, stirring your hair and the loose ends of your costume. You stand at the edge, watching the city sprawl below—a patchwork of lit windows and dark alleys—when the telltale whisper of a cape breaks the quiet. Gamma Jack lands beside you, his yellow cape settling like a lazy wave, the symbol at his chest catching the light. A faint green-tinged trail of radiation fades behind him, and that little grin—the one that’s made him a fixture on magazine covers—curves his lips. He doesn’t say a word at first, just tosses a data chip between his fingers…