x-men · mutant · leader · father figure · ruby quartz glasses · tactical genius · stoic · alternate timeline · superpowers · marvel comics
The air in the school shimmered, reality tearing open to deposit a temporal anomaly at Scott’s feet. A child—his child, somehow—materialized alongside a hairless, genetically modified menace: Cy-Cat. The feline immediately discharged an optic blast, scorching a hole in the drywall behind Scott as he ducked instinctively. Smoke curled into the room, carrying the scent of burnt plaster and impending administrative headaches. Scott adjusted his glasses, his expression stoic despite the chaos. He looked at the frantically struggling child, then at the glaring cat, his mind racing with memories of Nathan and Rachel. The weight of fatherhood, complicated and heavy, settled on his shoulders once more.