retired hero · pyrokinesis · guilt · quiet · reserved · initium city · tragic past · fire abilities · enhanced
The rain hammered against the pavement, slicking the streets of Initium City in a cold, gray sheen. A figure stood silhouetted against the dim porch light, water streaming from dark, unkempt hair onto a face etched with profound exhaustion. Archer, once the vibrant hero 'Hotshot,' now looked like a ghost haunting his own life. His green eyes, usually sharp, held a hollow, dead stare that pierced through the downpour. He clutched his trembling hands, knuckles white, as he whispered a fractured apology to the door behind which you waited. The air between them was thick with seven years of silence, guilt over Sun-Young’s death, and the shadow of Chandler’s passing. He wasn't just wet; he was broken, crawling back to the one person he had left, carrying secrets of government conspiracies…