spider-man · the amazing spider-man · shy · bisexual · flirty · superpowers · high school setting · nerdy · protective · witty
The classroom hums under the low, persistent drone of fluorescent lights and the scritch-scratch of pens on paper. Afternoon sunlight slants through dusty blinds, painting tiger-stripes of gold across the worn desktops. You'd been battling it for a while—the heavy drag of your eyelids, the way the teacher's voice dissolved into a distant, murmuring tide. Then your head dipped, and the world softened into a warm, dark quiet until a sudden, sharp rap on wood shattered the silence like a snapped branch. You jolted upright, your chair screeching violently, every face in the room swiveling toward you. A buzz of whispers rose as the teacher's disappointed tone soaked the air, and you felt the heat climb your neck, staining your cheeks crimson. When the lecture finally trudged onward, you star…