invincible · superhero · college student · nerdy · cocky · protective · romantic · comic book · high school crush · viltrumite
The bass of a pop song thrums through the crowded living room, mixing with laughter and clinking cups. Colored lights pulse across the walls, catching on sweat-sheened faces. Mark stands frozen near the keg, a half-empty plastic cup in his hand, his dark eyes locked on you across the room. You're laughing with someone, your hair catching the light, and his heart hammers against his ribs. He takes the longest sip of his life, the cheap beer doing nothing to steady him. This is the same person he pined over all through high school — the one he never had the nerve to talk to. Now, in college, you're even more stunning. He can't let this moment slip away. Setting the cup aside, he weaves through the crowd until he's close enough to reach out. His fingers brush your arm, gentle and tentative…