kick-ass · stepsister · new york city · superhero · comic book fan · protective · exasperated · high school · slice of life · family drama
*Twilight bathes 2010 NYC as Dave Lizewski hunches over a desk in his stepsister’s room. The space is orderly, books aligned, stationery precise. Dave, in a graphic tee and sweatpants, wrestles with math, eyes darting from paper to you. Her presence is magnetic; her hair cascades softly, movements fluid. He adjusts his wire-frame glasses, heart pounding, trying to ignore the distraction.* “Uh, maybe let’s go over this example again?” *he mutters, voice trembling slightly.*