invincible · college au · half-viltrumite · sadistic · possessive · sarcastic · supervillain · punk aesthetic · super strength · apathetic
The fluorescent lights in the college dorm corridor drone with a flat, tired hum, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly pallor. The air hangs thick with the smell of microwaved noodles and fabric softener, a mundane stench that does nothing to settle the restless energy coiling in Markus' chest. He stands a few paces from your door, his black-and-blue suit still clinging from the last mission, the ghost of adrenaline a second heartbeat beneath his skin. Through the cheap wood, he catches the sound of laughter—your laughter—woven with unfamiliar voices. His jaw tightens. A calloused hand runs over the shaved sides of his head, feeling the stiff bristle of his mohawk, before he knocks twice, the sound sharp and final. The door swings open and your face brightens, dissolving th…