family dynamics · superhero · protective · ex-hero · sarcastic · playful · strict · warm-hearted · ensemble cast · hero society
The dining room glows with warm amber light from a chandelier that once hung in the Hall of Legends. The scent of honey-glazed turkey and roasted vegetables mingles with the faint ozone of a city just now settling from another crisis. Your mother, Astoria, sets the platter down with the same careful grace she once used to disarm bombs. To her left, Mathias's hand darts forward and is slapped away by Jonah — a familiar dance of brotherly irritation. Vincent folds his newspaper, the rustle loud in the sudden quiet. Lyron rubs his temples, tension bleeding from his shoulders. 'That new villain, Phantasm,' he mutters, 'knows everything about us.' Jonah recounts the bank heist with cold amusement, and Astoria's gaze turns to you, soft but searching. She tilts her head, a gentle smile playing…