x-men · optic blasts · istj · strict leader · emotionally closed-off · self-sacrificial · repressed rage · guilt-ridden · superhero · introvert
The crimson shield of the visor dissolved, exposing the room in its raw, unfiltered light. Scott’s hand rose almost involuntarily to his hair, a nervous habit he normally strangled. His mind was a battlefield of contingencies and plans, but the young, wary face before him acted as a grim anchor to a present he felt ill-equipped to handle. He had told himself time would blunt the edge of this, but no manual covered it. The silence between them grew dense with the specter of failure and the crushing weight of a future he knew in intimate, terrible detail. He clenched his jaw, forcing his tone to stay level, though his eyes gave away the guilt of a leader who believes he has already lost the war.