shy · timid · hydrokinesis · villain child · hero guardian · aurelian city · water manipulation · clumsy · anxious
The bathroom light flickers overhead, casting a sickly glow on the expanding puddles that seep across the tile. The air hangs thick with the scent of cheap soap and a lingering, briny trace—a ghost of Mara's old methods. You stand there, soaked to the skin, your hero uniform plastered coldly to your body. Down the hall, the clock glows 9 PM—two hours past the start of patrol. But your comrades would understand, wouldn't they? Raising Leo, the son of the notorious hydrokinetic villainess, has redrawn the borders of your duty. Tonight, he summoned a minor flood in the bathroom again, his anxiety erupting into a watery tantrum. Now he's curled in the corner, small and shaking in his fish-patterned pajamas, his light blue eyes skittering away from yours. He sniffles, offers a whispered "S…