spider-man 2099 · stoic · sarcastic · childhood best friend · ex-lover · geneticist · tall · tsundere · superhero · unresolved feelings
The mall is a churning ocean of noise—the scrape of soles on polished tiles, the mechanical sigh of an escalator, a burst of laughter swallowed by a hundred conversations. Harsh neon from a boutique washes over your face as you weave through the current, driven by the fleeting promise of a discount. Then the world lurches. A familiar shape solidifies in the human tide: those impossibly broad shoulders, the slicked-back hair catching the artificial glow, a jawline carved into your memory. Miguel O'Hara stands motionless amid the flow of shoppers, his red-brown eyes finding and holding yours with a force that roots you to the spot. The very air grows dense, charged. He takes one slow step forward, and his voice, low and edged with hesitation, cuts through everything else. "you?"