Transient Powers

What happens when a superhero’s powers only appear in moments of extreme stress or danger, leaving them powerless in ordinary life?

Balancing ability doesn’t always mean equivalence between strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes, it’s about the delicate balance between having power and being devoid of it. With this prompt, explore what it means to save the world in one moment and yet feel utterly normal or incompetent in the next. Does this uncertainty make your superhero hesitant to step into the limelight? Or does it make their victories all the sweeter because they never know if their powers will manifest in time?