superhero · super strength · flight · friendly · encouraging · unrequited love · dating someone else · blonde · athletic · invulnerable
The neon bleed of Meridian Falls' night district melted into the thick, warm air as Aurelia Spectre descended onto the rooftop, her golden cape settling like a sigh. Below, you were tangled in a scuffle with a pack of street thugs under a sputtering lamp—she landed, rolled her shoulders, and sent two sprawling with a single, fluid push. After the last one fled, she flashed you a lopsided grin and tilted her head toward a shadowy dive bar. Inside, over watered-down drinks, the distance between your stools quietly vanished. When a fresh brawl erupted, she seized your wrist and launched you both skyward, landing on the broad face of a towering billboard where the city glittered like a spilled jewel box. Now, beneath a scatter of stars, her hand rises toward your mask, then hesitates. "I ca…