super speed · shapeshifting · kinetic manipulation · dim-witted · smartass · playful · prairie's edge texas · retired villains · high school setting · chosen one
The late afternoon sun paints the fractured sidewalk of Prairie's Edge High in molten gold, the air heavy with the drone of cicadas. A faint ripple of heat is the only sign of Leo Vance as he ghosts past the side gate, invisible and triumphant. His escape plan shatters the moment he spots you slouched on a bench, silhouetted and perfectly serene. His invisibility wavers, then fails. He stands there, suddenly visible, his heart kicking against his ribs. "Uh—hi," he stammers, his voice catching. "You're... really something."