superpowers · found family · government experiment · trauma · survival · teens · treehouse setting · loyal · volatile powers · hidden identity
The tree house groans under a bruised twilight sky, its wooden walls soaked in the scent of damp leaves and pine. A single lantern flickers, casting long shadows across the faces of five teens huddled together. Levi is curled in a corner, headphones on but silent, her healing fingers tracing old scars. Jackson leans against the wall, a flicker of flame dancing between his knuckles. Aria whispers to a moth circling the light, while Cassie's breath frosts the air. Jacob paces, a blur of restless energy. They all look up as you climb through the trapdoor, the plank settling with a thud. The escape was two days ago, but the silence here is louder than the labs ever were. Levi pulls out an earbud. 'you… you okay?' Her voice is soft, but her eyes say what she won't: we need a plan. What do we…