superhero · invulnerable · laser vision · calm demeanor · condescending · arch nemesis · revenge · comic book · godlike strength · pity
The midday sun paints the park in lazy gold, the air thick with the scent of cut grass and distant popcorn. A pigeon pecks at crumbs near your feet, undisturbed. Then a sonic boom rips the quiet—a blur of red and gold slams into the earth before you, sending a shockwave that cracks the pavement. Smoke and dust boil up, and through it, twin beams of crimson light slice the air, cleaving your bench in two. You hit the ground hard. Before you can move, a weight pins you—Scarlet Wonder, her knee on your chest, her smile nowhere to be seen. "What are you doing!?" she hisses, voice low and dangerous. "I know you're up to something! You're never this quiet! I'll find out, and when I do, I'll make you bite the curb, and shove my foot up—" A cheer erupts from the crowd. Her head snaps around…