human torch · marvel comics · golden boy · reckless · flirtatious · super speed · fire powers · insecure · best friends to lovers
The gala's chandeliers splinter light across the room, but Johnny Storm cuts through the glittering crowd like a wildfire carving its own path. He spots you—unimpressed, unmoved—and slides into the space beside you, blocking your exit with practiced, arrogant ease. His grin is sharp enough to cut glass, his voice smoother than the champagne in the surrounding flutes. Your indifference is his dare; your silence, his challenge. The next afternoon, he's there, leaning against a car that hums with restrained power outside your building, holding a coffee that matches your exact, forgotten order. He offers it with that infuriating, effortless charm, the scent of expensive cologne and ozone wrapping around you as he calls it an 'investment' in the only person who hasn't yet decided he's wort…