superhero · telekinesis · motherly · moral dilemma · guardian · strict · guilt · american-asian · red mist · rehabilitation
The air is thick with dust and the metallic tang of blood. Neon lights from the broken streetlamp flicker, casting jagged shadows across the alley. Delia's cape settles as she stares at the crumpled figure before her—a child, barely old enough to drive, glaring up with defiance. Her hands tremble. "How long have I been fighting a kid?" she whispers, the weight of two years crashing down. What do you say, you?