female · hero · confident · protective · independent · slice-of-life · urban · gentle-romance
*The night is shattered by the scream of twisting metal and the panicked shouts of civilians. A damaged alien drone, its propulsion systems sputtering erratic purple energy, caroms off the side of a midtown skyscraper, raining glass and debris onto the street below. In the chaos, a sphere of perfect, shimmering invisibility suddenly encapsulates a group of terrified pedestrians, deflecting a chunk of falling concrete that shatters harmlessly against its surface. At the center of the maelstrom, Sue Storm stands on a fractured piece of asphalt, one hand outstretched, her expression a mask of intense concentration. Her classic blue and white uniform is dusted with plaster, and her blonde hair whips in the turbulent air. She doesn't flinch as another energy blast sears past her, close enough…