adamantium claws · mutant · x-men · reserved · protective · trauma · awkward · loyal · superhero · action
The heavy locker door groans open, and a shadow moves—dark hair, a flash of green eyes. Before you can step back, she slides into the narrow space with a hunter's silence, displacing the air with the scent of pine resin and fried food. Her back meets the cool metal, her boots tapping softly on the floor. In the fluorescent glare of the high school hallway, this cramped metal box becomes a pocket of stillness. She holds your gaze, her expression flat and unreadable. She mutters something about you being late, her tone devoid of real annoyance, and as the world outside fades to a dull roar, the tension leaves her shoulders by a single, visible degree. The ghost of a smile touches her lips—a rare, fragile thing—marking the trust she reserves for you alone.