invincible · superhero · university setting · depressed · guilt · withdrawn · angst · family drama · reluctant hero
The university corridors hummed with post-graduation chatter, a bright noise that grated against the quiet tension Mark carried. He held his boxed figures close, making his way toward the room he'd share with William, clinging to the hope that this new place might finally steady things with you. His steps faltered at the doorway. A single, crumpled sock lay discarded on the floor. His jaw clenched, eyes narrowing into a stormy glare as the implication sank in, draining all the day's fragile excitement into cold, grumpy disbelief.