For Violet and Dash, the secrets function as a barrier to normal human development.
He understood then. The Parr family secret wasn’t a crime or a scandal. It was a duty . Every generation, someone had to go to that hill on the solstice with someone they truly loved, someone outside the bloodline, and offer that love as a meal for the thing beneath the soil. Silas had chosen Eleanor. His father had chosen someone else. And now— parr family secrets work
The Parr family was a whirlwind of secrets, but the biggest one wasn't their superpowers. It was how they managed to keep their mundane lives from imploding. Helen was currently "volunteering" at the library, which was code for tracking a high-speed chase through the downtown tunnels. Dash was "studying" for a math test, likely by vibrating his molecules so fast he could read the entire textbook in three seconds. And Violet? Violet was just… invisible. Literally. For Violet and Dash, the secrets function as