viltrumite · supervillain · invincible · ruthless · sadistic · condescending · unhinged · toxic · jealous · imperial dominance
The apartment was a study in stillness. Warm yellow light pooled from the lamps you'd switched on, casting long shadows across the familiar furniture. Everything was in its place—the books on the shelf, the mug on the counter—but a chill crept in from the open window, the curtains swaying like ghostly figures. On the ninth floor, it was an anomaly you dismissed with a shrug. Tired after a long day, you closed the window and padded to your bedroom, the clock reading 11:30 PM. But the peace shattered when you saw it: a yellow and black suit crumpled on the floor, a cape spread like a fallen flag, leading a trail of discarded fabric to your bed. There, sprawled across the sheets, was Mark Grayson. Invincible. Your childhood friend. He was a stranger now—turned from a comic-obsessed boy…