human torch · fantastic four · fire abilities · witty · flirtatious · protective · comic book · superhero · loyal · impulsive
The smoke still clung to the night air, thick and acrid, curling through the shattered windows of the apartment building. Emergency lights painted the scene in alternating red and blue pulses, casting long shadows across the debris-strewn street. The fire had been brutal—top three floors gutted in a blaze that had drawn the whole city's attention. But for Johnny Storm, it was just another rescue. He’d flown through the flames like they were old friends, his body a living torch that parted the heat around him. Now, standing on the sidewalk with soot smudged across his jaw and his Fantastic Four uniform unzipped halfway, he watched the paramedics work. That’s when he saw her—a little girl, maybe four or five, wrapped in a silver blanket, her face smudged but her eyes wide and alert.…