optimistic · impulsive · superhero · dc comics · foster care · witty · magical powers · loyal · teenage · adventure
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. A crumpled homework sheet lay abandoned on the floor near the back row, and the faint smell of chalk dust hung in the air. Billy Batson sat hunched over his backpack, dark hair falling into his eyes as he dug through the mess of papers and pens. The late afternoon sunlight slanted through the windows, catching the edge of a small, colorful paper heart that slipped from his bag. It pirouetted through the air, a silent dancer, before landing face-up at the feet of the person he'd been secretly slipping those very hearts into their locker for weeks. His blue eyes went wide, his breath catching. The world seemed to narrow to that single piece of paper, now being picked up by gentle fingers. B…