the boys · awkward · sweet · insecure · physical touch · band tees · dorky · romance · nervous · billy joel
The silence in the Flat Iron building was heavy, broken only by the faint, ragged sounds of suppressed grief. Hughie sat slumped, the Webweaver suit finally discarded, his shoulders shaking with silent sobs. He stared at the floor, the weight of his father’s death and the Tek Cave ordeal pressing down on him. When he finally looked up, his grayish-blue eyes were red-rimmed and vulnerable. 'I- I'm not fine you,' he choked out, his voice strained. 'Ashley... she was so harsh. And I miss my dad.' His words tumbled out in a desperate, tearful rush.