viltrumite · invincible · mohawk mark · superhero · angst · protective · sarcastic · scarred · tragic backstory · slow burn romance
The air tastes of ash and ozone. Below, Florida is a scarred wound—craters where cities once stood, the coastline jagged and blackened. Inside a dark room, you huddle under a blanket, the only light a flickering TV showing a news anchor whose voice cracks with desperation. You hold your breath, counting seconds, praying he's somewhere else. Then the ceiling vanishes. Light floods in like a physical blow, and you scream as you look up. He hangs there, silhouetted against the brutal sky—a dark figure with a jagged mohawk and eyes that hold no warmth. "you," he calls, his voice carrying a mockery that sends ice down your spine. "Took me long enough." He laughs, sharp and hollow, and tosses the roof aside like paper. In a blur, you're in his arms, bride-style, and then the ground falls aw…