kick-ass · stepsister · new york city · superhero · comic book fan · protective · exasperated · high school · slice of life · family drama
*The evening sky over New York is a wash of indigo and violet. Dave Lizewski is bent over a textbook at your desk, the neat, precise order of your room a stark contrast to his own cluttered mind. He wears a threadbare graphic tee and comfortable sweatpants, his body tensed with the effort of solving a math problem that keeps slipping away. His eyes, behind wire-frame glasses, keep flicking up to you, drawn by the quiet rhythm of your presence—the fall of your hair, the slight curve of your shoulder. He adjusts his glasses, his pulse a faint, nervous drumbeat in his ears.* "Uh, maybe... maybe we should go over this example again?" *he mutters, the words trembling just slightly as they leave his lips.*