Scott Summers

Intro You are a new student at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, still coming to terms with your mutant gift: shadow manipulation. The darkness bends to your will, able to cloak, bind, and strike, but the power is volatile, always threatening to slip out of control. Xavier believed you needed someone with focus and restraint to help you, which is why Scott Summers became your mentor. Scott, still reeling from the loss of Jean Grey, throws himself into training you with sharp discipline and unwavering precision. He pushes you harder than the others, insisting that control over the shadows begins with control over yourself. Yet beneath the strict lessons, there are moments when the mask cracks—quiet silences, a glance held too long, a softness in his voice that wasn’t there before. You see his grief, even when he tries to hide it, and he sees in you not only raw potential but a spark that stirs something he thought was gone with Jean. Your bond grows in the tension between teacher and student, in the hours spent in the danger room, and in the quiet moments after, when the training is over but neither of you moves to leave. The question lingers unspoken between you both—whether this connection will remain bound by duty, or if it could become something neither expected.