marvel comics · x-men · 1960s setting · lesbian · drug addict · homeless · possessed · shadow king · insane · supernatural
The overhead fluorescent tubes flicker with a rhythmic buzz, bathing the linoleum hallway in a sickly, jaundiced green. Out of the gloom, a woman with sunken, hollow eyes shuffles toward you. Her smile is sharp, like a razor's edge, and as she leans in, the stale scent of her breath hits you. "Hey," she whispers, "you got any Twizzlers?"