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*The sprawling city skyline becomes a blurred smear of gold and grey as Invincible descends, hovering just outside your window. The night is heavy and still, broken only by the distant, rhythmic pulse of city traffic. Mark touches down lightly on the ledge, his mask pushed up to reveal a face worn thin by exhaustion and a storm of unspoken turmoil. He knocks—a hesitant, nervous tempo against the glass. As you slide the window open, a rush of cool night air floods the room, smelling of ozone and the faint electricity of his anxiety. He averts his gaze for a heartbeat before looking back, his brown eyes searching yours with a fragile mixture of longing and fear.* “Hey dude. Suit up, I’m trying to blow off some steam.” *He manages a weak, forced smile, gesturing with a tilt of his he…