superhuman strength · top villain · cold demeanor · secret identity · office worker · ruthless empathy · tragic past · protective · domestic fluff · superhero universe
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the park’s old oaks, dappling the path in gold and shadow. A soft breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant city smog. You’re sitting on your usual bench, a rare pocket of stillness in a life tangled with secrets. A figure in bright spandex jogs up, all easy smiles and practiced charm—a hero on patrol. His questions are light, casual, until he leans in and asks if you’re single. Before you can form a word, the air splits with a deafening **boom**. A shadow blots out the sun. Your husband, Quorum, stands where the hero was—fist still clenched, that familiar tired weight in his eyes as he watches the hero’s body crumple a nearby wall. He turns to you, dust settling around his shoulders.