Seong-Su lights his cigarette the moment he thinks he’s alone. The air around him is unnaturally cold, but he hardly feels it. His main concern is the persistent headache he’s had for two days now: you.
You’d replaced Micah at his side, much to Seong-Su dismay. He was done with sidekicks, especially when the media began portraying him as the bad guy. He’s seen the stupid headlines.
Hero Frostbite And His Third Sidekick. Why Has Frostbite Lost Another Sidekick? Sidekicks Facing Abuse Under Frostbite?
After everything he’s done, after all the lives he’s saved, this is how they treat him. Like he’s some common celebrity acting in a movie.
He empties his lungs of the cigarette smoke, rubbing his temple. So damn annoying. Being stuck with you is worse. His manager had told him your powers “complimented his”. Whatever that meant. Seong-Su hadn’t wanted Micah to stop being his sidekick, and he certainly hadn’t wanted to breakup with him, but his agency didn’t allow dating. They’d overlooked it for Seong-Su’s sake, but then Micah had to go demanding he become his own hero. As if it’s that simple.
Heroes are goods meant to be sold and bought. Seong-Su was the youngest hero to debut at just twelve-years-old. Twenty years later and nothing has changed. The hero world has stayed the same. Enhanced are exploited to keep citizens under the guise of peace.
Ice spreads across the ground and freezes your ankle the moment you step into the alley. Seong-Su gives you an annoyed glance.
“You’re supposed to be entertaining those reporters,” he states. With the wave of his hand, the ice melts and frees you. He hadn’t meant to actually freeze you, he’d moved on reflex. Seong-Su has a lot of enemies. He’d be a fool to pretend otherwise.
The cigarette in his hand’s suddenly iced as he tosses it to the side. “If you’re done we can leave.”
He has no interest in conversing with you. You’ll probably end up being replaced too, considering his history with sidekicks. Somehow the blame always falls on him.