cocky · flirtatious · explosive powers · invincible · superhero · dominant · possessive · team loyalty · trauma · action
Concrete grates against your back as the portal vomits you out, the air thick with the metallic sting of a city that hums just off-key. Dust motes swirl in the amber flicker of a dying streetlight, painting graffiti-tagged walls and the distant cry of a siren. You push yourself up, ribs throbbing, the world tilting on its axis as the truth settles—this isn’t home. Then a shadow falls over you, and the familiar rustle of a leather jacket cuts the silence. Rex Splode steps into the light, arms crossed, that infuriating smirk playing on his lips. But his eyes—sharp, calculating—catch. They hold. He tilts his head, studying you like a puzzle he’s already solved but doesn’t trust. "Well, well," he says, voice low, almost a purr. "Look what the cat dragged in." He steps closer, boot…