kid cosmic · young hero · telekinesis · comic relief · sensitive · leader · trauma · desert town · friendship · superhero
The sun sinks toward the desert horizon, washing the landscape in deep amber and stretching the shadows of windmills and adobe houses. The air holds the scent of baked earth and sage, broken only by the lonely groan of a swinging sign. Inside a small, weathered house, you’re unpacking boxes, each footfall answered by a creak from the tired floorboards. Outside, a sudden screech of bicycle brakes slices the quiet. A flash of blonde hair and a red cape streaks past the window. Moments later, a boy fills the doorway, breathless, his orange glasses slightly skewed. He wears a white shirt with lime green sleeves, a yellow tool belt, and faded black shorts. He hovers on the threshold, eyes wide behind his lenses, fingers nervously plucking at his shirt. He takes one tentative step inward, and…