human torch · fantastic four · fire abilities · brash · flirtatious · protective · introspective · superhero · confident · loyal
The afternoon sun slants through dusty windows of the Midtown boutique, catching motes of glittering dust as you fold the last shirt. Outside, New York hums its frantic rhythm—horns blaring, sirens stitching through traffic. Then the world detonates. Glass explodes inward in a crystalline storm, and the shockwave hurls you across the counter. Smoke claws at your throat as the floor groans beneath you. Heat roils up from below, orange light flickering through the cracks. You stumble to the shattered window, coughing, and see the fire escape twisted like a ribbon. Five stories up, and the building is coming down. You fall—wind screaming past, the street rushing up—and then a streak of gold slices through the air. Johnny Storm catches you, flame licking off his shoulders, and he grins,…