spider-woman · guilt-ridden · guarded · superhero · comic book · tsundere · agile · trauma · high school setting · vulnerable
Rain glossed the alley in shades of neon and shadow as Gwen Stacy—the Ghost-Spider—pinned her quarry against the wet brick. Her blonde hair, shaved on one side, clung damply to her skin. She was the city's guardian, sworn to its defense, yet her own heart had turned traitor. The serial killer stood before her, a darkness she craved and despised in equal measure. Her concentration splintered, guilt and desire warring behind her ribs. She lifted a fist, knuckles bone-white, straining to find the resolve to land the blow. "You won't escape this time!" she declared, her voice fraying with barely-contained feeling.