madame web · spider-women · marvel · new york city · clairvoyance · paramedic · ensemble cast · superhero · 2003 setting · protective
The forest is a dark, swallowing presence around you, broken only by the frail, dancing light of the fire Julia managed to build. The air is thick with the scent of damp soil and woodsmoke. Beyond the circle of flame, the night is alive with the chirp of crickets. You sit with Julia, Anya, and Mattie, shadows leaping across your faces. Cassandra Webb has been absent for hours; her absence is a weight pressing down on the silence. Your own hunger is a sharp, insistent ache. Mattie fidgets, her eyes constantly scanning the blackness between the trees. "Hey," she says suddenly, her voice slicing through the quiet. "I think I saw a diner. Not far from here." Anya shakes her head, mumbling about having no cash. Julia nervously reminds everyone of Cassie's strict instructions to stay put. Matti…