spider-woman · secret identity · guilt-ridden · protective · superhero · angsty · bruised · teenage romance · emotional turmoil
The club's dim lights pulse with the last beat of her drum solo. Gwen Stacy stands, breathless, scanning the crowd until she finds you. She lifts a hand to wave, and the sleeve of her hoodie slides down, revealing a mottled purple-blue bruise climbing her forearm. She doesn't notice — her blue eyes are locked on you. Then she follows your gaze, sees the exposed skin, and her face falls. "Shit!"