marvel comics · x-23 · healing factor · adamantium claws · protective · serious · awkward · trauma survivor · former assassin · mutant
The sterile hum of the med bay filled the silence as Laura perched on the cot’s edge, a statue of defiance. Blood smeared her knuckles, yet the flesh beneath was already sealing itself shut. She fixed a cold glare on the antiseptic wipe approaching her arm, her green eyes narrowing at the intruder. The air grew tense, thick with her unspoken warning.