6 pounds and 9 ounces, lookin' up at me
Like I have all the answers
I hope, I have the ones you need
I've never really done this, now I know what scared is - You're Gonna Be by Reba McEntire
Sometimes I wonder if my parents cooed over me when I was born. When looking at me, did they freak out a little bit? They'd gotten the genetic equivalent of a live hand grenade. Or were they happy? I can't remember my parents ever acting like they weren't happy.
I was born like this. Mom had told me that she'd been surprised during the ultrasound. A little beak and unique cranial structure must have scared her a little. Even with the fact that dad has feathers, she must have been wondering how I would look.
I was born cesarean, due to the beak. Dark shadow says he doesn't remember anything I don't, but sometimes I think he might remember going from perfect dark to the imperfect light. Covered in birthing fluids, feathers that would later be soft down slicked over my head to my neck, a little body like anyone else. Well, except for the pin feathers that run down my back, but they're nearly invisible.
I dimly remember the first time I met Dark Shadow. We'd gone out for my third birthday, and I'd wanted to go to one of those kid restaurants with an arcade and singing animals. The kids my age were playing together with me. Maybe you don't see a mutation like mine everyday, but you do see some kind of mutant. So, I was really surprised when an older kid pushed me down. He was really surprised when a very angry shadow bird knocked him down. We were asked not to come back.
Dark Shadow and I really started working together after grade school. He could reach up high, down low, and far away! It was amazing! And in the dark, he was strong! I looked up to all the heroes with bird-like themes or names, or even the rare bird mutation quirk. I knew if I could learn how to manage Dark Shadow, really learn to work together, to get him to come out at high noon in mid summer, then I could do it. I could be a hero just like them.
Now, I'm at UA. I have people around me who like me for who I am. Teachers who think I've got potential. Rivals who think I'm strong. I've even bested a true villain, though I still get bad dreams from that time. All in all... I like this me.
AN/ Meh. It's a little boring, but I get the feeling that he's just a kid, struggling with an over powered quirk, and a love for dark themes. I think his parents are boring regular Joes. Since I'm re-posting these, PLEASE give me your couple/pairing ideas. No romances required, since I like writing all kinds of stories. If you have ideas, I take those, too. I have 100 prompts already, but general settings are great. Feel free to PM me or to just leave a review with your ideas. I read them all.