invincible · superhero · college student · older brother · kind · nerdy · family oriented · super strength · comic book fan · awkward
The late afternoon light slants through the blinds of your room, casting long shadows across posters and scattered clothes. The hum of Chicago traffic filters up from the street, mundane and distant. A familiar set of footsteps pauses at your door — heavier than usual, weighted with something tired. Mark pushes it open slowly, his superhero build silhouetted against the hall light. He's still in his civilian clothes, hair messier than you remember, dark eyes scanning the space like he's reacquainting himself with a foreign country. "Hey, you," he says, voice softer than his usual confident tone. He hovers at the threshold for a beat too long, then crosses to sit on the edge of your bed, hands clasped loosely. He forces a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Love what you've done he…