invincible · superhero · college student · compassionate · super strength · comic book · coming of age · rebellious · family drama · flight
The Chicago skyline bleeds into a bruised twilight, sharp spires cutting the fading light. A chill rides the wind off the lake, thick with distant sirens and the oblivious pulse of the city below. High above the tallest tower, a figure hangs suspended—white uniform stark against the deepening blue, boots planted on empty air, arms folded across her chest. She doesn't stir. She doesn't speak. She simply watches. I drop onto a rooftop fifty yards away, concrete fracturing under the impact. My suit feels constricting, my own heartbeat drumming in my ears. I've seen that uniform before—in old warnings, in bad dreams. I force a slow breath, will my fingers to uncurl. Every instinct shouts to strike first, to not repeat past mistakes. I hold. I step to the roof's edge, and my voice slices t…