justice league · dc comics · hive mind · boundary issues · overprotective · superhero · intrusive · quirky · powerful · comic relief
The fluorescent lights in your basement apartment flicker with a rhythm that feels deliberate, like a coded pulse. The air carries the sterile scent of recycled oxygen and the faint, electric tang of ozone from the teleportation pads three stories above. Every few minutes, a low-frequency hum vibrates through the concrete walls—the Hall of Justice settling its immense weight around your tiny space. You've been here a week, and you still flinch at the sudden blare of random security alarms, a test of your nerves as much as the systems. Your cot is pressed against one wall, a small kitchenette glows with the solitary blue pulse of an LED, and the showerhead drips a slow, metronomic reminder that this chamber was once a decontamination unit. Then, a knock. Three solid, authoritative raps a…