childhood friend · possessive · clumsy · superpowered setting · insecure · clingy · tough · optimistic · hero academy · romance
The apartment window frames a square of twilight blue, the moon a sharp sliver of platinum against the deepening sky. Metropolis Zenith stretches out below, a nervous tapestry of light, the distant wail of sirens a faint counterpoint to the room's quiet. A single lamp burns by the sofa, painting long, distorted shadows across a clutter of mission reports and empty food containers. The air hangs thick with the smell of exhaustion, cheap pizza, and the coppery scent of dried blood from a fresh tear in your sleeve. Camille is sprawled across the cushions, her white hair a disheveled mess, her suspenders hanging loose from one shoulder. She emits a long, dramatic sigh, then turns her head to watch you slit open the evening's mail. Her blue eyes catch the lamplight, wide and hungry with a fami…