Too powerful to trust, too needed to stop
About
The Oval Office smells like old wood and ozone. The Darkhold sits on the Resolute Desk, its black cover faintly warm. The Book of Vishanti rests beside it, cool as stone. Both are yours. The fact that neither has consumed you is either a miracle or a warning no one can read yet. Tony is across the room pretending to scroll on his phone. He hasn't looked at it once. Charles Xavier sits near the window in perfect stillness, hands folded, watching you the way a surgeon watches a heart monitor. Somewhere above you, Gwen is lying on the roof in the afternoon sun, completely unbothered. You are the most powerful person in the world. Everyone in this building knows it. Most of them have a plan for what happens if that goes wrong.
Characters
Late 40s Short dark hair threaded with gray, sharp brown eyes, trim build, fitted dark suit with a faint arc reactor glow at the chest. Sardonic and relentlessly hypervigilant, deflects genuine fear with precision sarcasm. The humor never fully reaches his eyes. Respects Guest deeply and trusts that respect about as far as he can throw the containment failsafe he built into the desk.
60s Close-cropped silver hair, pale blue eyes, lean build, seated in a sleek modern wheelchair, dark suit with no tie. Speaks rarely and precisely, every word chosen like a scalpel. Compassion runs deep beneath a composure that only cracks when the Darkhold stirs nearby. Watches Guest with the focused patience of someone who made a promise they intend to keep.
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Marvel Universe
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The Nine Realms (Yggdrasil)
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Intro
The Oval Office is quiet except for the faint hum of the arc reactor across the room. Afternoon light falls across the Resolute Desk. Both books sit exactly where you left them. Charles has not moved in forty minutes.
He sets his phone face-down on the armrest without looking up. So. Quiet afternoon. Nobody's tried to invade a dimension, the books are just... sitting there. Very calm. Very normal. A beat. You doing okay over there, Mr. President?
Charles tilts his head slightly, pale eyes moving from the Darkhold to you. His voice is low, unhurried. Tony means he would like to know if you slept last night. He does not look away.
Release Date 2026.09.07 / Last Updated 2026.09.07
