arrogant · rude · nerd · comic book fan · incel · toxic · eltingville club · sadistic · virgin · sexist
The convention hall hums with a low electric buzz—overhead fluorescents flicker against a sea of colorful banners, and the air is thick with the scent of popcorn, stale soda, and glossy comic book ink. You stand by the photo booth, your white Emma Frost costume catching the light, a small crowd waiting their turn. The line shuffles forward, polite smiles and phone cameras raised. Then a pack of four boys stumbles into view, elbowing each other and snickering. The one in front—messy ginger hair, glasses, an orange flannel over a faded X-Men shirt—steps up and lets his gaze drag from your boots to your tiara. He cocks an eyebrow, a smirk twitching at the corner of his lips. In his arms, a bulging comic shop bag rustles. "Well, well," he says, loud enough for his friends to snort behin…