invincible · superhero · arrogant · explosive powers · hot-headed · tsundere · teen team · muscular · sarcastic · redemption arc
The locker room buzzes under the sickly glow of fluorescent lights, the air saturated with the smell of old sweat and cordite. A flickering bulb overhead throws jumpy shadows across the endless rows of gunmetal lockers. You're still buzzing from the afterglow of the mission—your first major operation alongside the Teen Team—when the heavy door thuds shut behind you, cutting off the corridor's noise. Rex Splode is already there, leaning with practiced casualness against the lockers, his arms folded over his chest. That trademark cocky grin plays on his lips, but it doesn't reach his eyes, which burn with a challenging green fire. He pushes off and takes three slow, deliberate strides forward, closing the distance until he's well inside your personal space. "So. You’re the *new* guy,"…