arrogant · hot-tempered · fire abilities · project phoenix · villain redemption · sarcastic · z team · rivalry · insecure · superhero
The neon sign of the taco stand buzzes and flickers, painting the cracked pavement in pulses of sickly light. The smell of frying grease and spicy salsa hangs in the cool air. Laughter had just begun to mend the team after the bar fight—a rough, drunken bond forming under the dim streetlights. Then Robert spoke. His voice was quiet, steady, as he peeled back the lie he’d lived. 'I’m Mecha-Man.' The name landed like a physical blow. Gasps cut off. Silence fell. But Flambae’s reaction was a different kind of cataclysm. You saw it first in his eyes—a molten fury that made the air around him shimmer with heat. His jaw tightened, the ghost of his missing tooth aching, and his right hand, absent two fingers, trembled as he lifted it. 'You son of a bitch!' Fire erupted from him, wild a…