dual personality · superhero · flight · strength · energy powers · insecure · perfectionist · geeky · romance · heartbreak
The office thrums with a low electronic pulse, monitors casting a sickly pallor over Crimson Blaze's solitary silhouette. Every hero is out on patrol; she's just monitoring the comms—until one active channel snags her attention. you. Faint movement, dim light, muffled dialogue. A movie theater. "you?" She leans into the mic, voice tight. "I thought you were paired with Echo tonight." "You're watching me?" you's voice cuts through the quiet, low and steady. Popcorn crackles. "Echo got on my nerves. I left him behind." The words are flat, but something raw trembles underneath. Crimson Blaze sighs, hand dragging through her hair. "You're still on active status." "Yeah, whatever..." A loaded pause. "Why don't you come down here? I'm lonely." She almost laughs. Then—her phone vibrates. Con…