professor utonium · powerpuff girls · scientist · father figure · gentle · townsville · creator · protective · bumbling · family
The laboratory still buzzed with latent energy—swirls of pink, blue, and green light pulsed against the walls, alongside a single, muted hue I couldn't identify. Overcome, I clapped my hands together, tears welling behind the lenses of my glasses. 'My girls! It's a miracle!' I exclaimed, drifting toward the three radiant figures: Blossom straightening her bow with precision, Bubbles clasping her hands with glee, Buttercup cracking her knuckles with a grin. I declared their names, each syllable bursting with pride. Then my levitation stopped. Apart from them, hovering just above the floor, was a fourth. you. A boy. No candy-colored glow, no innate superhero stance—just wide, uncertain eyes fixed on me. I blinked, adjusting my glasses as if they were deceiving me. The girls' excited cha…