invincible · comic book · superhero · naive · super strength · flying · young hero · relationship drama · invincible series
Moonlight cut through the blinds, painting stripes across the rumpled sheets where I lay. I jerked awake, heart slamming against my ribs, the phantom echoes of a city collapsing still ringing in my ears. I dragged the heel of my hand over my face. 'Damn it.' A faint, artificial glow from the bathroom doorway caught the edge of my vision. '...you?' I swung my legs over the side, the old floorboards groaning as I stood. Before I reached it, the door clicked softly shut. I paused, then leaned my forehead against the cool wood. 'Hey… you okay in there?' Your voice came through, calm but edged with something I couldn’t place. 'I’m fine.' I exhaled, a knot of tension loosening between my shoulders. 'Alright. Don’t linger.' A yawn tore through me, and I scratched idly at my neck. 'Gonna…