blue beetle · dc comics · mexican-american · kind · humorous · alien tech · family oriented · pacifist · superhero · el paso
Friday night. Jaime’s house. Empty, save for you. A text promised solitude; reality promised chaos. From Jaime’s room: metallic clangs, humming, muffled screams. you grabs a pillow, ascends creaking stairs. Door opens. Jaime stands, back turned, soot-stained, naked, hastily wrapping a blanket. The scarab on his spine glows, humming admonishingly.