[ WP ] One side of your family is filled with superheroes . The other side of your family is filled with supervillains . Thanksgiving sucks .

On 364 days in the year, you manage. You celebrate christmas and birthdays twice. You stay with one half of the family for new year's eve and visit the other the next day for a new year's coffee and cake. You spend Easter with the superhero side. You spend Halloween with the supervillain side. On all these days, everything works well. 
 
 But not on Thanksgiving. 
 
 It's the supervillain's side's turn to prepare dinner this year. You're already nervous as you arrive. It's a dark, creepy mansion, which in your opinion is totally awesome. Never will you forget how you always used to play hide and seek here, together with your uncle. Even with his ability to go through walls, become invisible and never make a sound, you managed to win. You are truly the master of hide and seek. 
 
 However, your grandma ( from the superhero side of course ) disapproved, and you were n't allowed to anymore. Bummer. 
 
 Your mother rings the doorbell, and you hear someone run down the stairs. And trip. And fall. A few seconds later, your cousin opens the door for you. Her bright blond hair stands into all directions. You smirk and ask her whether she accidentally electroshocked herself again. She giggles and nods. `` Yes. I was just so excited! Come on, do n't make fun of me, you know I'm not in full control of my powers yet!'' You give her a smile and come in. 
 
 Your cousin leads you upstairs. It already smells delicious. Your pops and nana come running out. `` Oh, darling, you've gotten taller again! ``, nana shouts and ruffles your hair while glaring daggers at your father. They have never gotten on all that well. You just hope she does n't try to set him on fire like last time. 
 
 Pops shakes your father's hand. `` Ah, it's nice to see you. I'd like you to have a look at my newest experiment.'' Pops used to be a mad scientist, but now he retired to a just weird scientist. Before your father can respond, your mother interrupts them. `` Please, at least wait until after dinner, alright?'' `` Alright. ``, your father says. `` But then promise me that we wo n't leave early.'' 
 
 You enter the kitchen, and you have to say, it looks amazing. It's a real old-fashioned dining hall, like the kind of dining hall you'd find in a horror movie. Well, less gross. But just as ominous. Your cousin leans closer to you. `` Stay away from the tomato salad. ``, she warns you. You nod. It's just the same as every year. In response, you tell her not to touch the muffins with the green icing. She giggles. 
 
 It looks like there is only person seated so far, but really, it's two. After all those sessions of hide and seek, you always know where your uncle is. Right now he is sitting next to his wife. She is on her `` enhanced'' mobile that only works with her electro superpowers - the same that her daughter has. As you come in, she looks up. `` Oh! You've arrived! Welcome, how are you doing?'' She jumps to her feet and hugs you. `` Hi sweetie, how are you doing? Are you alright? How is school? Still not in a relationship? Do n't worry, you're still just in high school. Though, maybe - my, uh, coworker has two kids, I think you might just-'' `` Christine, stop. ``, your mom says. `` My poor child. No need to embarrass anyone like that.'' 
 
 You notice your uncle coming over too. He ruffles through your hair, then goes back to his seat. You're the only one to notice. 
 
 Suddenly, the doorbell rings. Your dad grins. `` Ah! That's got to be my parents! ``, he shouts. Everyone just looks at him. The doorbell rings again. Your dad sighs. `` Okay, I'll go get it, but please, just this one time, try to get along, okay?'' `` If they're nice, we will be too. ``, Nana answers. 
 
 You can already tell this is not going to end well. 
 
 You hear your dad open the door. `` Ah, yes, here we are again. ``, grandpa shouts from downstairs. `` This is a really great house you paid with money that you made absolutely honestly!'' `` At least we learned to be polite to our hosts! ``, Nana shouts back. `` Come in already!'' 
 
 Your grandparents enter the dining hall. Grandpa looks around. `` You must have worked sooo hard to be able to afford this. ``, he grumbles. Nana crosses her arms. `` Nobody asked you to come here. ``, she spits out. Grandpa laughes. `` Actually, my son did, and he's the only reason I'm here! Your daughter did too, I guess, but you know what I think of her.'' Your dad covers his face. `` Please, dad, not this again.'' But Grandpa ca n't be stopped. `` He could have had anyone! He could have had a rich wife, or that pretty lady, or that girl from the neighborhood who we always told you to ask out! But who did he marry? A supervillain!'' Your grandma pats your shoulder. `` He does n't mean it like that. ``, she whispers. You just nod. 
 
 At least the food is delicious. 
 
 You follow your cousin's warning and do n't touch the tomato salad. There are so many other sidedishes anyway. And everything tastes yummy, yummy, yummy! Your grandparents are occupied with eating and thus all they can do is stare daggers at each other. Your mom has a good and loud and boring conversation with Christie. Your cousin talks to you, but you only listen with one ear. 
 
 Then it happens. Grandpa takes a bite of the tomato salad. `` What....'', he murmurs. `` What did you....'' Grandma jumps to her feet. `` What have you done?! ``, she yells. Your dad sighs. `` Oh, I so hoped it would be better this year. ``, he whispers. You nod, and pat his shoulder. It sure would be nice if your family got along. 
 
 Someone screams, and when you look back at your grandparents, you can see the potatoes burning. Christie attacks your grandma with a handful of electricity, but gets shoved aside with a swift kick. She lands on the floor. Meanwhile, an invisible entity tries to grab grandpa, and Nana just throws fireballs in all directions, probably not even trying to aim. 
 
 You look at your cousin, and she shrugs. `` Wan na go play video games in my room?'' You do n't hesitate a second, and get up. Your dad just nods. `` Alright, we'll try to stop them from killing each other.'' 
 
 You and your cousin hurry up into her room. You mention that it's a shame that you did not get to eat dessert. She grins and reveals an entire cake - not just a few slices, really, the entire damn cake - from behind her back. 
 
 And thus, you spend the rest of the evening playing some car racing game and eating cake with your cousin, so it was n't even that bad after all. 
 
 [ Wow, I kinda wan na write more about this family now....! ]
