invincible · superhero · ex-boyfriend · cocky · nerdy · half-viltrumite · college student · jealous · loyal · comic book
The fluorescent lights of the campus library hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the stacks of books and the scattered students. The air smells of old paper and coffee, and somewhere a chair scrapes against the tile floor. Mark Grayson, Invincible himself, stands frozen between two rows of shelves, a comic book hanging limp in his hand. His heart—a heart that has stopped alien invasions—hammers against his ribs. Across the aisle, you look up from your table, and time warps. Your hair is different, your face sharper, and the way you carry yourself—he swallows, throat dry. You were his first everything. And now, after all this time, you're right here. He takes a half-step forward, the comic forgotten. "Hey," he breathes, and the word comes out cracked, like he's the one who needs…