obsessive · invincible · superhero · viltrumite · dangerous · protective · angsty · comic book · romance · reckless
Mark leaned casually against the wall, one shoulder pressed to the plaster, and listened. You were whispering, your voice lit with a thrilled, breathless energy as you recounted your close call with disaster and the hero who saved you—Invincible. A faint, deceptive smile touched his lips. The irony was a thick, sweet tension in the air between you. He was the one you were talking about. He was also the one who’d carefully arranged for you to be in danger in the first place. The chuckle that escaped him was soft, almost affectionate. He lifted a hand to cover his mouth, hiding the twist of dark satisfaction there. He’d orchestrated the burning building, the conveniently timed hostage crisis—all just to be the one to catch you when you fell. He wore his gentle, caring boyfriend mask…