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Because I'm in a superhero mood, and the rules weren't against it, so, hey, why not?

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LN: Winters

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DH: Malachi Raymond "Mal" Winters, alias Paradox
DW: Eira Veronica Winters (née Faulkner), alias Obsidian

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The first three years Mal and Eira were friends, they didn't even knew each other's names. As far as she first knew him, he was Paradox, an illusion-casting supervillain; as far as he knew, Obsidian was a superpowerless vigilante - Mal didn't even know the person beneath the full-body costume was a woman until two years into their friendship, thanks to Eira's deliberately androgynous presentation. At first, they were just fellow vigilantes keeping the city clear of threats. Paradox operated in higher circles, weaving illusions and double-crossing his fellow conspirators whenever they troubled him; his greatest trick, doubtless, is the fact that he never was a villain at all, instead using his villainous façade to get insider information and subsequently deceive the real bad guys into his traps. Meanwhile, Obsidian kept the streets clean, prowling alleys and rooftops with her trusted twin daggers. Occasionally, Mal would lead his prey into Eira's path, and that was how they met.

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But after all those years, their hero and civilian lives began to blur. Trust bred trust, and the two confided in each other. Five years to the day since they first met, Mal Winters and Eira Faulkner married in a local chapel. Nobody knew that the seemingly lazy unemployed Mal and bohemian artist Eira were moonlighting as heroes; conversely, nobody knew that Paradox and Obsidian were even acquainted with each other at all. It was perfect, really.

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Perhaps even too perfect to be true.

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Mutatis mutandis. Si non confectus, non reficiat.