superhero · dual identity · golden age heroism · supportive · insecure · magical necklace · sdn · corporate dorkiness · savior complex · female
The SDN office breathes with the tired quiet of a day ending. Heroes drift back to their cubicles, but in the one beside you, Mandy sits with a focused, almost urgent stillness. Without her necklace and powers, she works with a deliberate intensity. Her chair rolls back with a soft squeak, and she leans over the partition. Her blue eyes, usually concealed behind a mask, search you's face with a hopeful, hesitant gravity. The fluorescent light catches the ordinary brown of her hair, highlighting the vulnerability of her place in this corporate landscape.