Thread: Not So Bad (Miss Tris x Shadows)

It was certainly crazy, the young man dragging along a suitcase of personal belongings realized, as he walked through the halls leading toward the elevator which would take him up toward his new living arrangements at the academy. The son of one of the more hated villains in recent memory deciding to stray away from his fathers path and join the side of the angels? Perhaps it was a decision made out of a desire to right his families continuing wrongs? Or maybe it was a choice done out of a simpler need for not wanting to live on the run any longer? Truth be told, while the young man code named Dusk did have a want to do some good in the world, it was largely the latter reasoning for his decision to walk the path hed chosen. A life of moving from one area to another every year, sometimes even multiple times a year, all thanks to his dads work. Work which Jonathon found out about in his early teens after stumbling across part of his fathers uniform one day. Yeah, most kids biggest worry when snooping around the master bedroom is their accidentally stumbling across a parents sex toy. His was finding one of his dads masks which was burned on one side by a near miss encounter with somebodys laser vision. The conversation which came out of this after his mom walked in on his discovery was a lot less frightening and far more awkward then one might expect. Dad was the shadow manipulating villain Nocturne. Mom was one of his long retired henchmen or henchwoman who stopped participating in his crimes before he was born so that at least one parent would be with their son if a worst case scenario happened. And now Jonathon, who inherited his fathers powers, knew why he was so good at hide and seek growing up. Despite this, life carried on much like it had before for the next several years, only with Jonathon now being in the loop on why they moved so frequently. His parents going from one city and town to another, often taking up aliases where needed, with their son tagging along for the ride. Or so it was until after hed graduated from high school and made the rather unexpected life choice upon moving out from under his parents roof. It took some work, much of which done on his parents part which even Jonathon wasnt fully aware of, but hed finally managed to get accepted into an enrollment for young heroes after a couple years of jumping through loops and hurdles both figurative and literal. Thus, the young man entered the elevator, largely ignoring the varying looks of concern and distrust which were thrown his way until the doors closed shut. Ugh. Well, hed warned that it would be an uphill battle. Jonathon let out with exasperated sigh while thinking back on some of his fathers words while preparing to reach his destination, Just hope my new teammates are a little more welcoming. Dusk knew even when hed said those words that they were likely to be proven wrong, but there was still a resulting pause of surprise when, upon crossing said threshold after leaving the elevator, he was greeted by one of the harder rejections since his high school dating days. Youre not welcome here. Wow. High school never ends. Jonathon muttered with a hint of dry amusement beneath his surprise at this one girls blunt reaction to his presence. Before he could dwell on that for too long, however, the young mans attentioh was quickly diverted by a more welcoming presence who hurried over to greet her new teammate. Hey there. Its a pleasure to meet you, Sparks. Jonathon greeted her back by accepting the blondes offered hand with a soft smile before bringing her hand up partway as he leaned in to lightly kiss the top of it. All the while, the dark haired male struggled to keep his focus on maintaining eye contact with her. Was that build of hers all natural? Even by superheroine standards, her body was mighty impressive. Not that any of the others who greeted his arrival were anything to scoff at, as he took a cursory glance over the others before settling his attention toward the rising Brianna, whom Dusk nodded toward while responding, Thanks for having me on board. Brianna, right? I realize I may not have been anyones first choice for a team member, but Im looking forward to doing my part and becoming one with the team. His eyes drifted toward Alyse while speaking with their leader, as Jonathon fought back the temptation to say anything that might push her buttons. Still, that didnt keep him from flashing a brief smirk her way, before looking toward the others once more. The guy in the back didnt seem like the talkative sort, which Jonathon could respect, even if it somewhat resulted in a 5050 split on the welcoming parties apparent interest in his being there. Like Alyse, their proportions were perhaps not as outlandish compared to Sparks, but both were certainly far above average in terms of physical attractiveness. For his part, the lightly tan complexioned Jonathon was similar, with a handsome, if ruggish face framed by short, somewhat messy dark hair and deep brown eyes. Standing at a little over six feet, his build was slender, yet trim, due to hitting the gym a lot more often in the past couple of years in preparation for this line of work. Then there was Brianna who, after taking one look at her eyes, Dusk was immediately able to recognize as somebody who had some tech work done to gain their abilities. She wasnt the first cyborg that hed seen in person, but she was the first to actually interact with him to a point where he could maintain eye contact long enough to almost become lost in their unique pigmentation. So, would anybody mind showing me around the place a little? Or showing me where my room might be so I can start unpacking a bit? The young male asked, before looking to Sparks and mostly jokingly suggesting with a sly smile, Let me guess... you and I are going to be roommates?