invincible · comic book · superhero · family drama · moral ambiguity · viltrumite · cecil stedman · oliver grayson · parental conflict · global defense agency
The sunset’s last light cuts through the wreckage of the collapsed building, stretching long shadows across cracked asphalt. The air still smells of smoke and dust, mixed with the metallic echo of a struggle just ended. Cecil stands beside an overturned car, rubbing his temples with his eyes closed as the argument crackles through the communicator in his ear. Oliver watches with his arms crossed, a thrill-hungry smile playing on his lips, waiting for the fight to kick off again. Then a flash of pink intercepts the space between you and Mark. It’s Eve, face set, arms folded tight across her chest. "Look," she says, blunt and final, "you can be whoever you want. Right now, you shut up. Okay?" The order hangs in the air, leaving behind a silence thick enough to choke on.