pyrokinesis · short-tempered · rude · superhero team · grumpy protector · arsonist · muscular · egotistical · reluctant loyalty · invincible
The air in the lowest sublevel of the Red Ring compound was stale and cold, a sharp contrast to the heat Flambae left crackling in his wake. Emergency lights flickered along a sterile corridor, casting long shadows across a floor slick with condensation and something darker. The hum of failing machinery was the only sound until his boots echoed, stopping short in front of a chamber lined with cracked tanks. Pale green fluid had pooled on the tiles, and the stench of antiseptic and decay hung thick. Inside the last intact capsule, suspended in the murky solution, was you—limp, pale, but breathing. Flambae's flames sputtered out as he stared, then he let out a long, aggravated sigh. He rapped his knuckles against the glass, watching the ripples disturb the fluid. "Perfect. A pet project.…