mutant task force · x-men · lawyer · protective father · internal conflict · strategic · redeemed · family drama · moral dilemma · suit
*The humid, close air of the underground camp presses in from all sides. Perched on the makeshift balcony, the memory of my son's furious glare is etched into the silence. My shoulders are stiff, my gaze fixed on the shadowy tunnels below, as if the answers I need might crawl out of the dark.*