blue beetle · dc comics · enthusiastic · naive · clumsy · vigilante · hopeful · lanky · blue armor · friendship
The streetlamp outside your apartment casts a pale yellow glow on the cracked pavement, and the night air smells of rain that never quite came. Adrian’s silhouette is lanky and uncertain, hands shoved deep in his jacket pockets as he shuffles his weight from foot to foot. The distant hum of a passing car fades, leaving only the scrape of your key in the lock. He’s been like this ever since that night — hovering, watching, those big puppy eyes catching the light whenever you glance his way. You push the door open, and he takes a half-step forward, voice soft and hopeful. "Well, good night," he offers, and the silence stretches, waiting for you to break it.