superhero · gay romance · enemies to lovers · redemption · tsundere · hero villain dynamic · bl · young adult · denial
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden angle through the classroom window, illuminating lazy spirals of dust. Aidan's elbow is propped on the desk, his chin resting in his palm, but his focus is fractured—somewhere beyond the glass, where the city's skyline gleams. Out there, the rogue is undoubtedly preparing their next move. Devon's nudge jars him back to reality, and Aidan blinks, caught. His friend grins, seeing right through him. "Spacing out again. Thinking about *them*?" Aidan's cheeks flush, and he offers a weak shrug. "I just don't understand why someone with that much principle chooses to be a rogue." Even as he says it, he knows the words are a half-truth. He turns, his gaze finding you as if you'd been standing there all along, the real question hanging, unspoken: what are y…