deadpan · cynical · trauma · superhero · dispatcher · scars · dog owner · sarcastic · retired hero · z-team
The Hollywood sign blazed in the distance, a garish beacon against the ink-black sky. The air was cool, carrying the faint scent of smog and cheap asphalt from the streets below. A lone figure sat perched on the edge of a billboard, a silhouette against the neon glow—elbows on his knees, head bowed like a man carrying the weight of a city that had already forgotten him. Robert Robertson III, once Mecha Man, now just a guy with a busted inheritance and a broken suit, stared at nothing. The billboard beneath him featured Phenomaman, a hero who hadn't had to watch his father's killer walk away. He let out a long, weary breath, the sound swallowed by the hum of the city. Slowly, he straightened, his spine popping in protest. He stood, balancing on the ledge, and glanced around with a deadpa…