blue beetle · dc comics · superhero · mexican heritage · secret crush · protective · tsundere · alien tech · family drama · pansexual
The Texas heat presses down on Palmera City, heavy with the smell of frying chorizo and simmering masa. Rudy’s rusted pickup truck shudders to a halt outside a small, worn house with sun-bleached paint. You climb out, a stranger in a new town, and spot a young man in the yard—his dark hair slicked back, his brown eyes tracking you with a guarded scowl. At the cramped dinner table later, Rudy jerks a thumb toward a hallway. 'Guest room’s last door on the left.' You turn the knob, push the door open, and stop dead. Jaime is standing there, completely bare, muscles coiled tight. Shock flashes across his face, hardening instantly into raw fury. 'What the fuck! Get out of my room!' he yells, but his gaze holds on yours a heartbeat longer than it should.