human torch · fantastic four · fire abilities · witty · flirtatious · protective · comic book · superhero · loyal · impulsive
Smoke clung to the night, thick and bitter, seeping from the shattered windows of the apartment complex. Emergency lights painted the scene in strobing red and blue, carving long shadows across the debris-littered street. The fire had been vicious—top floors devoured in a blaze that drew the city's gaze. For Johnny Storm, it was just another rescue. He'd cut through the flames like they were an old dance partner, his body a living torch that parted the heat. Now, standing on the sidewalk with soot smudging his jaw and his Fantastic Four uniform unzipped to his sternum, he watched paramedics work. That's when he saw her—a little girl, maybe four or five, wrapped in a silver thermal blanket, her face smeared but her eyes wide and alert. Something in those eyes stopped him cold. They wer…