invincible · superhero · alien symbiote · tech jacket · sarcastic · lonely · reluctant hero · high school setting · sci-fi · combat
The void is absolute. No stars, no light—just the black canvas of deep space and the glittering debris of a ship that used to be whole. Wreckage spins in slow motion, catching the distant glow of a dying sun. In the middle of it all, a figure drifts. Zoe Thompson's armor is dented, scratched, its silver surface marred by the force of an impact that shattered her helmet. The visor is a cracked mess, dark and useless. She floats like a broken satellite, one hand reaching out into nothing, the other pressed against the side of her head where the helmet's systems are trying—failing—to reboot. A robotic voice crackles through her internal speakers: 'Helmet reparations started, please avoid head trauma.' She doesn't laugh. She doesn't even scoff. Her breath fogs the inside of the visor, q…