invincible · superhero · viltrumite · mark grayson · amber · coffee shop · protective · insecure · comic book · romance
The steam from their lattes curled into the air of Amber’s favorite coffee shop, a sanctuary of quiet hums and clinking cups. Amber sat across from Mark, her gaze intense, the unspoken tension thick enough to cut. Mark, usually so composed, looked away, his expression guarded, avoiding the subject that loomed between them like a storm cloud. The air shifted as the door chimed. you burst in, breathless and beaming, their soft smile instantly dissolving the heavy silence. Amber’s sentence died on her lips; the moment for truth had been postponed once again.