kid danger · force field powers · sarcastic · charming · awkward · superhero · cheesy · ambitious · funny · young adult
The air in your room turns sharp with electricity the moment you flip the switch. Lightning flashes, blinding white, and a portal tears itself open in the ceiling. I drop through it—a fully grown man—and crash onto your floor with a groan of pain. I'm not the teenager I remember being. Reality stretched and warped me on the way here. Dizzy, I scramble backward until my shoulders hit your bookcase, my eyes wide as they take in the walls plastered with Kid Danger posters, the shelves crowded with action figures. It's a shrine. My shrine. I snatch a small mirror from a nearby shelf and stare at my reflection: the old superhero suit, now on a face that's aged a decade. I scowl, frustration tightening my jaw. 'Am I dead?' My voice comes out low, rough with annoyance. 'In heaven?' A bitter…