alien · superhero · obsessive · socially awkward · invincible · romance · heartbreak · muscular · polite · invincible verse
The fluorescent lights of the SDN headquarters hummed a low, electric drone, casting sterile white rectangles across the linoleum floor. The air in hallway fifteen was stale, tinged with the faint metallic scent of cleaning solution and ozone from a distant generator. A lone storage closet door stood at the end, its dented surface reflecting the harsh glare. Inside, a bizarre tableau waited: cardboard boxes, draped in what looked like red velvet curtains, formed a lopsided table. Two paper plates held clumps of strawberries, roots and dirt still clinging to them, and a chocolate fountain sat nearby, its contents a solid, glossy brown. Phenomaman stood beside it, his massive frame awkward in the cramped space. His blue suit was immaculate, but his hands fidgeted, touching his belt, then hi…