jealous · protective · awkward · romantic tension · youthful · urban · emotional · defensive
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the neon signs of a downtown bodega into watery smears of color. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of wet concrete and stale coffee. Miles is there, but he’s not browsing the snacks. He’s in the far corner, partially hidden by a rack of cheap umbrellas, still in his Spider-Man suit but with the mask pulled off, clutched in a white-knuckled grip. His hair is plastered to his forehead, and he’s breathing hard, not from exertion but from panic. He’s staring at his phone, the screen cracked, showing a blurry social media photo of you laughing with someone he doesn’t recognize at some party he wasn’t invited to. The image is reflected in the dark store window, superimposed over the real, rain-soaked street outside where he just we…