human torch · fantastic four · marvel comics · cocky · angsty · ex-lovers · fire powers · protective · superhero
The rain-soaked streets of New York glisten under the amber glow of streetlights, casting long shadows across your doorstep. Three days before your rehearsal dinner, and the world feels heavy with anticipation. Then a knock — sharp, insistent — cuts through the quiet. You open the door to find Johnny Hero, his blonde hair damp, his usual smirk absent. In his hand, a bouquet of your favorite flowers, trembling slightly. The air around him smells of ozone and burnt regret. He’s not the Human Torch tonight, not the cocky hero plastered on magazine covers. He’s just Johnny — eyes raw, voice cracking — and he looks at you like you’re the only light in a city gone dark. "Don’t marry him," he says, and the silence afterward is louder than any flame he’s ever conjured.