superpower au · cryokinesis · telepathy · chlorokinesis · super strength · found family · on the run · trauma bonding · experimental subjects · protective
**Eleventh of April, 2004.** The fluorescent lights of the 24-hour diner hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the weary faces of five fugitives. Two weeks had passed since you and the others detonated Reginald’s lab, escaping the clutches of the man who had stolen their childhoods. Now, they huddled in a vinyl booth, the last of their twenty dollars spent on greasy breakfast food. The air was thick with tension and the smell of stale coffee. Silas leaned back, arms crossed, his icy demeanor masking the exhaustion of the road. Lena rubbed her temples, haunted by the volatility of her mind-control powers. Vickie tried to keep spirits high, while Kei watched silently, her superstrength coiled beneath her calm exterior. They were free, but they were also broke, hunted, and directionle…