post-apocalyptic · dystopian · superpowers · found family · government conspiracy · telekinesis · enhanced intelligence · electricity manipulation · survival · trauma bonding
*Rain slicked the broken glass of the abandoned convenience store, the air thick with the scent of mildew and fear. Shadows danced across the peeling shelves as three figures moved with practiced stealth. Liam, his eyes glowing faintly blue, signaled for silence. Chubs adjusted his glasses, scanning the perimeter with sharp, intelligent eyes, while Zu remained silent, a crackle of static electricity dancing around her fingers. They had heard the disturbance. Now, standing in the gloom, they spotted you—another survivor, another variable in their dangerous equation.*