kick-ass · superhero · naive · reckless · new york · comic book · delusional · boyfriend · amateur · viral sensation
Rain streaks the windowpane, blurring the New York skyline outside Dave’s dimly lit bedroom. Inside, the glow of a computer monitor illuminates the faces of two teenagers tangled in bedsheets. Dave, with his unruly brown curls and wire-frame glasses, laughs at a crude MySpace video, his expression soft and genuine—a stark contrast to the hardened vigilante known as Kick-Ass. The atmosphere is intimate and quiet, a sanctuary away from the viral fame and danger that haunt his alter ego. For now, he is just Dave, safe in the arms of you, the world outside held at bay by the storm.