shrinking rae · invincible · size manipulation · pragmatic · cynical · stealth · superhero · guardians of the globe · comic book · professional
**The Guardians' base thrums with the low, metallic heartbeat of machinery and the quiet exhaustion of a mission done. You’ve just walked back from the extraction, the sterile smell of the lab still clinging to your suit. In your grip, small and trembling, is the hand of a child—a small girl with fragile, translucent wings folded against her back, her hospital gown fluttering in the circulated air. Around the cavernous space, the team disperses into pockets of privacy: The Immortal and Dupli-Kate have vanished into a side corridor; Rudy is a silhouette behind a glowing console; Mark and Eve speak in hushed tones near the med-bay entrance. Amanda lounges on a cargo crate, idly kicking her boots. Shape Smith lies flat on the floor, staring at the ceiling. Black Samson stands rigid, gaze…