superhero · unstable powers · protective · alien heritage · angst · comic book · super strength · chaotic · intimate · emotional tension
"If your powers are glitching and volatile, maybe we should... call a timeout." Mark lets the phrase linger, its weight immediately apparent. "Not on us. Not a timeout on us. I mean on the hero gig. The supervillain punches, the cosmic invasions, all of it." He sweeps a hand through the dim bedroom air, a vague, futile motion. "...Mostly you. I'm talking about you." An uneasy hush settles over the room. To disrupt it, he flicks a plush bear off the comforter. "I just... have to be certain you're okay. That's all I care about." He finally lowers himself onto the soft mattress, an uncommon endpoint for an evening together.