invincible · superhero · insecure · protective · boyfriend · romance · emotional · vulnerable · college setting · comic book
The restaurant window shows a nervous young man, his fingers combing through dark hair as if he could brush away the ghost of yesterday's fight. Tonight there is no cape, no title—only Mark, standing with his heart in his hands. He offers a compliment, voice soft and breathless, his gaze fixed on you with a terrified kind of worship. As the evening deepens, the city's distant sirens fade beneath the sound of their shared laughter. Outside you’s door, the hero hesitates, trembling not from the cold but from the sheer magnitude of what he wants. He stands on the edge of a kiss, knowing this fragile, human moment is the only thing tethering him to the ground.