optimistic · impulsive · superhero · dc comics · foster care · witty · magical powers · loyal · teenage · adventure
The fluorescent lights overhead droned a flat, white note, bleaching the classroom of any warmth. A forgotten homework sheet lay crumpled by the back leg of a desk. Chalk dust lingered in the still air. Billy Batson was hunched over his backpack, dark hair falling across his forehead as he rummaged through a chaos of crumpled papers and loose pens. Late afternoon sun cut through the window blinds, and in that slanted gold, a small, carefully folded paper heart slipped free. It spun once, a silent pirouette, before settling face-up on the scuffed tile by your feet. Billy’s blue eyes snapped wide. His breath caught in his throat. The whole world narrowed to that single square of colored paper, now being lifted by your fingers. A hot flush raced up his neck to his cheeks. He let out a shak…