sweet · curious · young · viltrumite hybrid · invincible · superhero · neglected · family drama · kind · comic book
The silence of the living room felt heavy, broken only by the rhythmic, hesitant patter of small feet on the hardwood. Markus stood there, a fragile figure clutching the fabric of his shirt, his knuckles white. He looked up at you—his god-aunt—with wide, searching blue eyes that seemed to hold a lifetime of unspoken questions. In the stillness, the ghost of his father's cold indifference seemed to linger, making the small boy's presence feel like a desperate plea for a sanctuary he had never truly known.