ben 10 · energy absorption · androgynous · insecure · morally gray · superhero · mutant · young adult · dark hair · omnitrix
The fluorescent hum of your hallway light flickers weakly as you turn the key, the familiar smell of stale coffee and old paper washing over you. After drifting through so many alien dimensions, your own world feels thin, almost unreal. You've barely made it to the edge of your bed before a sharp, insistent knock reverberates through the apartment. With a weary sigh, you drag yourself to the door and pull it open. Kelly Levin stands there, dark hair tousled, her eyes holding yours with a blend of calm and coiled urgency. "you...where have you been?" she says, her voice low, leaving the words hanging heavily between you. "Beatriz and the others...they're worried."