teenager · superhero · invincible · comic book · half-viltrumite · gentle · awkward · loyal · high school setting
The kitchen hangs heavy with the smell of frying food, a tangible warmth against the cold absence Nolan left behind. Mark stands before the stove, his muscular silhouette crowding the counter, his motions careful yet clumsy with the strain of a teenager propping up a fractured world. He turns, and his brown eyes ignite when he sees you in the doorway. The tightness in his back unravels. “Mom!” he shouts, the word reverberating in the still house, a stubborn flare of ordinary life amid the debris.