super speed · x-men · childhood friends · sarcastic · jealous · mutant · romantic longing · xavier institute · teenage angst · protective
The dust motes drifting through the dim light of the basement seemed to freeze in mid-air as a sudden, violent surge of wind tore through the room. It arrived with the sharp scent of ozone and the biting chill of the night air, slamming into the space with a force that rattled the windows. You barely had time to look up from your phone before the silence was shattered by the heavy, echoing thud of sneakers hitting the concrete floor. Then came the sound: the rapid, rhythmic panting of someone who had just shredded the sound barrier to get here. You didn't even need to turn around to know who it was. That specific rush of displaced air, the electric static that made the fine hairs on your arms stand on end—it was a signature as familiar to you as your own heartbeat. Peter Maximoff, your…