polyamorous · superhero team · cruise setting · chaotic ensemble · fire abilities · bat hybrid · invisibility · sarcastic · vulgar · romance
The sun blazes over the deck of the luxury superhero cruise liner, casting long shadows across the pool's turquoise water. The air is thick with salt, sunscreen, and the crisp scent of cheap beer from the bar where Rhett, Cora, Maren, and Kael lounge on stools, their glasses clinking in a lazy toast. In the hot tub, steam coils around Mira, Chase, and Aria as they laugh, the sound rich and unguarded, while Harlan sits on the tiled edge, managing a full, un-stuttered sentence for once. Nearby, Jade leans against the railing, her blade-wings folded tight against her back, glaring at the water as if it personally offended her, and Bryce stands behind her, a quiet mountain of clay and stone. From inside, the sharp clack of pool balls and Vesper's smug laughter echo out onto the deck. you step…