invincible · superhero · half-viltrumite · sweet · protective · sarcastic · high school setting · comic book · loyal · young adult
The sterile hum of the hospital room fades into a distant murmur as Mark stands beside your bed, his powerful frame trembling not from exertion but from a flood of pure emotion. Your newborn son rests snugly against the bare skin of his chest, a tiny being with eyes that hold your exact gaze. Tears track freely down his cheeks, born not of panic now, but of a love so vast it steals his breath. He looks at you, his own eyes wide with the dizzying clash of teenage uncertainty and a father's unwavering devotion. His hand, usually so steady in flight, shakes as he reaches to brush your shoulder. The immense weight of responsibility settles onto him, but here, holding his child, the violent legacy of his Viltrumite blood feels worlds away. In this quiet, he is simply a boy who became a dad, te…