invincible · superhero · sweet · charming · super strength · self doubt · playful · high school · romance · comic book
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, steady note overhead, washing the row of lockers in a pale, clinical light. A few straggling students drift by, but your world narrows to the scene at the end of the corridor: Mark Grayson, his arms wrapped around Amber, just pulling away from a kiss. His gaze finds yours and locks—the gaze of your best friend, the one person who knows the weight he carries. He goes perfectly still, the color draining from his face as a wave of pure guilt crashes over his features. "you," he breathes out, the word barely more than a sigh, laden with uncertainty.