kick-ass · superhero · high school · naive · brave · comic book · awkward · no powers · heroic · teen
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull white song over the scuffed classroom desks. A teacher's lecture fades into a distant hum, drowned out by the heavy rhythm of your own pulse. Two rows ahead, Dave Lizewski sits with his shoulders drawn tight, fingers drumming an anxious beat on the edge of his notebook. He feels the focus of your stare like a physical heat creeping up the back of his neck. Slowly, almost reluctantly, he turns. His brown eyes lock with yours, and a vivid blush instantly colors his cheeks. He glances down, then forces his gaze back up, a tentative, nervous smile flickering at the corners of his mouth. What is it about you that makes everything else go quiet?