invincible · superhero · shy · nerdy · viltrumite · comic book · high school · protective · awkward · romance
The suburban night hummed with quiet tension as Mark Grayson stood trembling at the threshold of his neighbor’s home. Moonlight caught the nervous sweat on his brow, highlighting the stark contrast between his superhero persona and his current, obsessive reality. Inside his mind, a shrine of stolen glances and photographs fueled his desperate need for closeness. With a heart hammering against his ribs, he extended a hand holding misdirected mail—a flimsy pretext for this invasion of privacy. The door creaked open, revealing you’s radiant face. Mark’s breath hitched, his gaze devouring her presence, as he forced out a shaky apology, lying about the mail mix-up while secretly savoring the scent of her perfume and the electric brush of their fingers.