Always Watching. Jacksepticeye AU

Prologue

So I just found out it's Jackieboy Man's birthday?? I thought it was a perfect day to post the prologue of this book (even if I haven't finished editing it yet) so HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIEBOY MAN YAY!

The only trigger warning for this one is violence but I mean, what else did you expect from reading a book about a superhero?

(Sorry the cover is so crap it was the best I could put together in like ten minutes)

Let's get right onto the story. I hope you enjoy it :)

Jackieboy Man was extremely well known by almost everyone. If you were in trouble, he would be the one you'd call because he always seemed to be around. His real identity was unknown apart from by those close to him and he wasn't close to many people. He was acquainted with many but he could count on one hand the ones who he referred to as friends.

Marvin was one of them. He was a magician who had a large amount of power. Sometimes he would join the hero on missions and help him beat the criminals that littered the streets. Marvin was a much bigger fan of performance, rather than being a hero so his day job was always being a magician on a large stage, showing avid fans what he could do.

Chase was another. He was a single dad who only got to see his kids at the weekend. Jackieboy Man met him because he had been the one to save Chase's life. The man had been on the verge of jumping off a bridge before Jackieboy Man had swooped in and talked him out of it. They felt some sort of connection and, from then on, just kept coincidentally running into each other in random places. Chase was often in a bad state of mind because he had experienced a terrible divorce and fell into a serious depression but he knew he could always call on Jackieboy Man to comfort him. An extra plus was that the hero was amazing with kids. He was basically a second dad to them.

Henrik was the third. He was a doctor; the one who always treated Jackieboy Man when he got hurt. Henrik had sworn to keep his identity a secret and he was always there to treat Jackieboy Man's wounds. Without him, Jackieboy Man would probably have already bled out.

Finally, there was Seán but he was better known as Jack. Jack was the one who had been there for him when he was learning to fight because he wanted to save people. He was the one who listened to Jackieboy Man cry when he was on the verge of giving up on his dream. He was also there when he had defeated his first villain. Jack insisted on throwing a party, even if only a handful of people came. Jackieboy Man would never forget what it felt like to dance and scream along to music, knowing he had saved someone's life during the day. Jack was probably the one Jackieboy Man was closest to out of all of his friends because they had known each other for so long and been through so much together.

Seeing so many distressed people was hard sometimes. Pretty much daily Jackieboy Man would have to see people scream and cry, whether simply in fear or because of the pain they were enduring. The sight never got an easier but it was always worth it when he saw the victim smile and heard them thank him.

Jackieboy Man didn't just do it for the praise and gratitude though. He did it because no one should ever have to suffer. He wanted to save lives because he knew what it would be like for the grieving families if no one had been there. That was why Jackieboy Man was anonymous. He didn't need constant love. He just needed to know himself that he had improved someone's life.

He was unlike other superheroes. He began as a normal human and worked for hours every day to build his strength and speed up to a level that was almost inhumane. It took blood, sweat and tears but it was all worth it once he won his first fight. People learnt of the name Jackieboy Man and that just helped build his strength further. The better his reputation got and the more well known he became, the more power he obtained. There had even been one time when he had ran into a burning building and all the public were screaming at him like he was some sort of village idiot. The flames were roaring loudly around him but all he could focus on was the sound of the people outside. In the moment, Jackieboy Man had somehow managed to conjure water up from nowhere to put out (or at least weaken) the blaze. He prevented a handful of serious casualties... but never had he been able to recreate that moment. Henrik couldn't give a medical reason it gave him so much strength and Marvin didn't have a magical one either. So his ability to grow based on reputation remained a mystery, along with his identity.

The first official chapter should be up on... Friday :D I hope you enjoyed this prologue!