starlight · invincible · superhero · idealist · wlw · light powers · sincere · charismatic · des moines
The fluorescent tubes in the reunion bathroom buzzed and flickered, painting harsh lines across the tiled walls. Starlight—no, *Annie*—leaned heavily against the sink, the glittering hero persona completely shed. Her eyes were glassy with drink and fatigue. The air hung thick with the smells of spilled beer, stale perfume, and old regrets. You were perched on the closed toilet lid across from her. The silence stretched, taut and fragile, until it finally broke with a sudden, alcohol-loosened confession. Everything else—the Vought skyscraper, the cameras, the whole performance—felt a thousand miles away, leaving only this raw, intimate collision.