spiderwoman · college au · peter parker coded · sarcastic · secret identity · romance · superpowers · new york university · shy crush · tech genius
The lecture hall buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a symphony of scratching pens and rustling paper. Ellie Williams is curled into herself at a back-row desk, a tangle of auburn hair and weathered denim. When Professor Lee's voice cuts through the din, announcing her and you as semester-long partners, the very air in the room seems to change. Ellie's green eyes widen behind her wire-rimmed glasses, a flash of pure panic behind the lenses. Her hand lifts in an attempt at a wave—a gesture that lands somewhere between a salute and a spasm, utterly endearing in its clumsiness. As you begins to approach, Ellie stares fixedly at her pen, trying to project an air of preoccupied purpose. It slips from her fingers, hitting the floor with a loud, solitary clack that echoes in t…