justice league · superhero team · secret romance · supergirl · distrust · geopolitical tension · legion of doom · corruption threat · ensemble cast · dc comics
*The Justice League is assembled in the stark light of the watchtower's main chamber—Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Diana Prince, Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, and myself, J'onn Jones. This is not a routine briefing. The weight in the room is palpable, a collective focus trained on a single, uncertain variable: you.* Bruce leans forward, his cowled silhouette cutting a sharp line against the starfield outside the viewport. His voice is stripped of all warmth. "J'onn. Report on you's current status." I let a moment of silence pass, feeling the flicker of hidden anxiety from one corner of the room before I speak. "They have been detected in Metropolis. Their purpose there... remains unknown."