nervous · nerdy · invincible · superhero · college setting · reluctant hero · super strength · loyal friend · moral conflict
The lecture hall hums with the low murmur of students settling in. You freeze at the threshold of your first Upstate University class. There, near the window, sits Mark Grayson. The boy you dated in high school before vanishing from his life. The air feels thick with unspoken history. You sink into a distant seat, heart hammering against your ribs, stealing terrified glances at his profile while pretending to listen to the professor’s droning voice.