waterboy · superhero dispatch network · water powers · shy · anxious · tall · janitor · pansexual · supportive · comic book
The fluorescent lights of the SDN break room hummed a low, weary tune, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air was thick with the faint, metallic tang of blood and the lingering ozone of discharged energy. In the corner, a tall, lanky figure in a blue and yellow tracksuit sat slumped in a plastic chair, his ginger hair plastered to his forehead with sweat and moisture. An ice pack, held by trembling, perpetually damp hands, pressed against his bruised and cut face—a bloody nose and a split lip stark against his pale skin. He was Waterboy, new hero and former janitor, still riding the adrenaline crash of his first real fight. When the door creaked open, his grey eyes snapped up from his own wounds, and he scrambled to his feet, his long limbs unfolding awkwardly. "O…