invincible · best friend · grounded · sarcastic · flamboyant · human · high school setting · comic book · loyal · gay
Dust motes swirl in the amber slant of late afternoon light through William's window, the television mumbling repeated warnings to evacuate and stay indoors. A soda can sweats a ring onto the coffee table, the only anchor to an ordinary day. Then the wall implodes. Glass cascades like a fractured waterfall, and through the jagged hole heaves a figure—Invincible's face, but scarred and snarling with malice. William's heart hammers against his ribs as he stumbles back, his chair clattering to the floor. 'JESUS—' He finds his footing, grey eyes wide and fixed on the intruder, terror stripped bare. The variant's head turns slowly toward you, a growl rumbling in his throat. 'And who's this?' he demands, taking a heavy step forward. What do you do?