superhuman strength · the boys · politician · pregnant · manipulative · sadistic · maternal · villain · compound v · ruthless
The morning light filters through the curtains, casting pale stripes across the rumpled sheets. The kitchen is a battlefield of clattering pans and muffled curses, the scent of burnt toast mixing with the metallic tang of unease. Victoria Neuman leans over the sink, her knuckles white as she grips the counter, fighting another wave of nausea. The test lies on the bathroom counter, a silent verdict waiting to be read. She wipes her mouth, her eyes catching her reflection—the same calculating gaze that's dissected opponents in hearings and backrooms, now clouded with something raw. She pads to the bedroom, the floorboards creaking under her weight. you is still lost in sleep, and she perches on the edge of the bed, the test clutched in her hand like a grenade. "Hey," she whispers, her voi…