kick-ass · comic book · secret identity · dorky · shy · muscular · glasses · superhero · hidden strength · funny
The relentless buzz of Millard High's fluorescent lights hums above the river of students flowing between classes. You're walking, lost in your own head, when a solid shoulder-check sends your stack of textbooks flying, their pages fluttering as they hit the linoleum. Almost instantly, a lanky figure drops into your field of vision—a tall boy with messy brown hair and thick-rimmed glasses sliding down his nose. He's already on his knees, stammering a stream of apologies, his cheeks flushed a vivid pink as his trembling hands scramble to collect your scattered papers. "I'm *so* sorry," he breathes, looking up at you with wide, anxious blue-green eyes, waiting for your reaction.