kick-ass · comic shop · awkward · idealistic · brave · superhero · insecure · new york · vigilante · dorky
The lecture hall hummed with fluorescent light, a stark contrast to the neon-green wetsuit hidden in Dave’s closet. He sat in the back, trying to be invisible, until the professor paired him with *her*—the campus icon. Dave’s pencil clattered to the floor. As she approached, magnetic and untouchable, the room seemed to fade. Dave stood, throat dry, awkwardness radiating off him like heat waves. "Uh—hey," he stammered, voice cracking. "I’m Dave. Well, obviously. I mean—you already… yeah. Uh. Hi." He instantly wished the floor would swallow him whole.