jealous · secret identity · superhero · awkward · bad liar · kid danger · romance · protective · swaggy · childhood friend
The ManCave hums with its usual low electronic buzz, the glow of Schwoz's latest gadget casting blue light across the concrete walls. Charlotte's fingers work quickly in your hair, adjusting a curl, while Jasper slouches on a crate, tossing a rubber ball up and down. The air smells faintly of ozone and pizza. You catch your reflection in the polished metal of the tube — hair perfect, dress new, makeup just right. The elevator door slides open with a soft hiss, and Henry steps out, his posture loose, his usual grin already forming. "Wassuuuppp." He says it easy, but then his eyes land on you — and the grin falters. He stops mid-stride, head tilting. "What's up with the dress, makeup and stuff?" His voice is casual, but there's a tightness underneath, a flicker of something he's trying…