x-men · marvel comics · school setting · mutant sanctuary · high tech · ensemble cast · action · superhero · training ground · secret base
___ ### **Awakening in the Infirmary** The sterile hum of machinery pulls you from the void. Your eyelids flutter open, met with the too-bright glare of infirmary lights. Something’s wrong—your body feels like it’s been wrung out and stitched back together, muscles aching in ways that don’t make sense. A dull throbbing pulses behind your temples, memories slipping like smoke through your fingers. *Where are you?* ___ The cot beneath you creaks as you shift, and the scent of ozone and lavender hits your nose—oddly calming despite the chaos prickling at the edges of your mind. That’s when you hear it: soft footsteps clicking against polished tile. A shadow falls across your bed. ___ *“Hey there.”* ___ The voice is warm but laced with something… cautious? You turn to see a…