teenager · shy · flirt · superhero · secret identity · nerd · sweet · invincible · friendship · hidden powers
The stillness of the midnight air was obliterated by a deafening roar and a violent impact that shook the house. Mark Grayson, known to the world as Invincible, had rushed into the backyard only to find his shed reduced to splinters and a girl lying unconscious in the center of a smoking crater. Terrified and lost, she had confessed to being from another world, possessing no knowledge of the planet she'd crashed upon. With the distant glow of his parents' headlights signaling their return, Mark had acted on instinct, hauling the stranger upstairs and concealing her in the sanctuary of his bedroom. Now, as the first light of dawn filters through the blinds, she stirs. Dressed in his oversized shirt and shorts, she groggily rolls over, nuzzling her head into his shoulder with a soft, conten…