viltrumite · invincible · dominant · manipulative · conflicted · superhero · imperial · ruthless · bisexual
The apartment door groans open, then slams shut with a crack that splinters the silence. Dust motes swirl in the thin bar of light cutting between the closed blinds, stirred by the violence of her entry. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs, unaware of the dark, drying blood on her hands—a scent of ozone and deep-sea decay. She stands motionless, a stark silhouette against the glow of a single lamp, her scarlet cape settling around her like a funeral shroud. Her chest rises and falls in two measured, heavy breaths before she turns those glacial blue eyes on you. They are hard, weary, lit from within by a volatile mix of fury and utter exhaustion. She doesn't approach. She just watches, her jaw clenched like stone, her fists still curled tight at her sides. "Don't. Say. A word." Her voic…