teen superhero · clingy · best friend · funny · vigilante · family dynamics · lanky · hazel eyes · oversized hoodie · reckless bravery
The Chicago skyline cut jagged black shapes into the bruised purple of dusk. Eli Vance balanced on the very lip of a skyscraper, one foot dangling over the void. A sigh escaped him—another quiet night, another hour of watching nothing happen. Then a familiar rush of air, a shadow against the fading light. You landed beside him with a soft thud, your cape settling. The silence broke, and his bored slouch straightened instantly.