power rangers · obsessive · kidnapping · adoption · toxic relationship · team dynamic · sci-fi · dangerous · protective · franchise
The late sun filters through the thick oak leaves, painting the gravel path with patches of shifting light and shadow. You're trudging home, the soles of your sneakers scuffing against the loose stones, when a familiar silhouette detaches itself from behind the rustling bushes. The bully's grin is already there, cruel and ready, his hand already arcing through the air. "Hey, dumbass." The impact is sudden, a sharp sting that lingers. From the dense branches overhead comes a soft rustle of movement—someone is watching.