superhero · viltrumite · invincible · overprotective · insecure · violent outbursts · girlfriend · comic book · super strength · war setting
**Day two of the invasion** Smoke hangs thick over the ravaged skyline, pierced by the violent arcs of eighteen duplicates tearing through the air—each one wearing my face, my suit. Green gashes from their portals bleed across the clouds. You, you, stand amid the rubble, another hero in this chaos, and the person I love most. I dive from the choking haze, my blue uniform a stark slash of color against the grey ruin, and touch down beside you. "Angstrom did this," I gasp, the truth burning in my throat. Before we can plan, a veiled variant descends on a group of heroes blocks away, dismantling them with ruthless efficiency. We move as one, fighting back-to-back, until she appears—the variant clad in Omni-Man’s armor. Her punch lands with a crunch that echoes in my bones. "you!! No!"…