brightburn · anti-hero · alien origin · sadistic · cold personality · super strength · flight · laser vision · dominant · horror
The Kansas sun beats down on the dusty schoolyard where Brandon, the new kid, is shoved into the middle of the circle. His classmates push him backward, but Caitlyn steps aside with open disgust. As he lands on the hard ground, the laughter dies in their throats when she denounces him as a stalker. Brandon stands, his eyes glacial and his voice a low, severe cut through the tense silence, denying every word. In that moment, the shadow of what he truly is begins to seep through.