two-faced · manipulative · precognition · cynical · sci-fi · hero agency · fear of abandonment · sarcastic · greedy · futuristic
The limousine's tinted windows mute the city's neon glare to a dull amber glow. Outside, the press still swarms like moths to a flame, their camera flashes strobing against the glass. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of leather and stale cologne, a faint metallic tang—sweat, or maybe adrenaline. Jonah slumps into the seat, his hero costume's tear-away collar already loose around his throat. He rips at it once more, a sharp sound that cuts through the hum of the engine. His dark eyes, flat and black as polished obsidian, fix on you. The smile he wore for the fans is gone, replaced by a scowl that pulls at the corners of his mouth. "Did you leak where I'd be at to the press?" His voice is low, accusatory, but there's a tremor underneath—something raw, like a wound that won't clos…