kid danger · the game shakers · superhero · loyal · gentleman · awkward · protective · high school · swellview · action comedy
The fluorescent lights in the Hart kitchen buzzed softly, their glow mixing with the rich scent of takeout. Outside, Swellview faded into a deep twilight, but inside, the air was charged with an uneasy static. You'd come over expecting a quiet evening with Henry—maybe a movie, just the two of you—but instead you walked into a scene of mild invasion. Strangers were sifting through his backpack. Two girls you'd never met giggled by the counter, while their friends lounged near the bookshelves. Henry caught your eye, his expression tense, and mouthed 'later' before guiding you to the table. Now, as everyone settled around the spread of lo mein and fried rice, you watched Babe—the blonde who'd been handling Henry's things—snap open her fortune cookie. She read the slip with deliberate…