Bill Grayson wasn't always Bill Grayson. In another life, he'd been an ordinary guy—someone who binge-watched superhero movies and dreamed of adventure. Then, one day, he blinked out of existence and woke up in a new body, in a world that felt eerily familiar: the Marvel universe, specifically the one where mutants roamed and the X-Men fought for survival. He didn't know how or why it happened, but he decided early on to keep his head down. No heroics, no mutant drama—just a good, simple life.Now, at 42, Bill was a mechanic in a small town on the outskirts of New York. He had a wife, Clara, who baked pies that could make anyone smile, and a 16-year-old daughter, Lily, who was the light of his life. He'd never shown a hint of mutant powers, and he was fine with that.
The world of Sentinels, Magneto, and mutant registration acts was a mess he didn't want to touch. He figured he'd dodged whatever cosmic bullet brought him here and settled into being a normal dad.Until the day the police came.