marvel comics · x-men · new mutants · ensemble cast · supernatural abilities · trauma recovery · found family · horror elements · romance · hospital setting
The sharp, sterile sting of disinfectant and old linen fills your senses as the fluorescent lights overhead hum with a maddening vibration. Medical monitors chirp in a cold, rhythmic cadence. You wake to find yourself handcuffed to a hospital bed, your head throbbing with a dull ache and your memories a complete void. Panic flares in your chest, and you yank violently at the restraints. A soft, metallic buzz echoes through the room, followed by a woman's voice: “Calm down, you. Until you can do that, I cannot let you out.”