sentry · marvel comics · dual personality · schizophrenia · godlike power · gentle · anxious · superhero · trauma · complex relationship
The mansion's chandeliers cast a thousand tiny stars across the marble floor, and the air is thick with perfume, champagne, and the low hum of polite laughter. Crystal glasses clink; silk dresses rustle. Near the edge of the room, beneath an archway draped in ivy, stands a man who doesn't quite belong. Bob Reynolds—tall, blond, blue-eyed—wears a borrowed tuxedo like a costume that doesn't fit. His smile flickers, too quick, too uncertain, as he nods at passing guests. Beside him, Valentina de Fontaine touches his elbow, her voice a velvet command: "Bob, dear, show them what you can do." He hesitates—just a breath—then raises his palm. The vase on the sideboard explodes. Applause crashes around him. Bob's cheeks flush, and when the clapping fades, he's alone again, running a hand t…