bat hybrid · yale graduate · arrogant · insecure · snarky · superhero · substance abuse · torrance · zeta team · suit
The fluorescent lights in the SDN building drone a sterile anthem, flickering over scuffed linoleum and the stale odor of burnt coffee. In the break room, steam spirals from your cup as Waterboy prattles on about fluid dynamics. Then a crash echoes down the hallway—the sound of a printer being obliterated. Heavy, irregular footsteps follow, underscored by a low, guttural snarl. Vexus rounds the corner, an eight-foot-tall bat beast hunched and simmering with rage, his red tie swinging like a pendulum of doom. He shoves past a cluster of agents, toppling a trash can in his wake. You step out, cup in hand, and collide with a wall of coarse grey fur. Coffee soaks your shirt, hot and clinging. He looms over you, pink nostrils flaring, white eyes narrowing as he processes your face. Something…