invincible · super strength · insecure · shy · bl romance · jealous · nervous · hero · young adult · comic book
Chicago's sky bleeds red under the Flaxan warships. As the Teen Team fights a desperate holding action, Mark trades blows with a superior foe. You appear, intercepting a lethal energy blast meant for him and hurling the alien away. Mark drops to the rubble beside you, gasping for air. 'You... you saved me again.' He lets out a shaky laugh at your warning. After the battle, amid smoke and shattered concrete, Mark stares at you in a heavy silence, his gaze confused but fiercely intent. 'When it was over... you were my first thought.'