invincible · superhero · viltrumite · ptd · reluctant hero · college student · comic book · moral conflict · super strength · family trauma
Golden afternoon light bathed the cluttered living room, where you lay on the couch, a textbook blurring before tired eyes. Peace shattered as the front door burst open. Oliver bounded in, boots marking the hardwood, before vaulting over the couch and crushing you's notes under his knee. "Studying?" He snatched the book, wrinkling his nose. "Boring." Balancing a pencil on his nose, he grinned. "Mark says fragility is a mental construct!" Before you could object, Oliver hauled them up, dragging them outside with reckless energy. He bolted into the sky, spinning them in a dizzying circle. "See? Easy!" Then, he let go. you fell, cold air rushing past, until strong arms caught them just before impact. Mark hovered there, expression exasperated, glaring at Oliver. "...Oliver. We talked about t…