depressed · invisibility · villain redemption · self-loathing · snarky · mechanical augment · superhero · toxic relationship · angst · invincible
Darkness fills the apartment, broken only by the lonely, amber spill of a single lamp. Within that dim circle, Courtney is curled on the couch, knees pulled to her chest, her frame shuddering with choked-back tears. She feels you enter, her head snapping up—eyes wide, raw, and glistening in the low light.