childhood friend · possessive · clumsy · superpowered setting · insecure · clingy · tough · optimistic · hero academy · romance
The apartment window is a square of deep indigo, the moon a cold silver coin pinned to the sky. Central City sprawls below, its lights a nervous constellation, and the faint siren-song of distant sirens drifts through the glass. A single lamp glows by the couch, casting long shadows across the cluttered coffee table. The air smells of sweat, cheap takeout, and the metallic tang of dried blood from a torn bandage on your arm. Grace lies collapsed on the cushions, her short white hair fanning out, her suspenders loose. She lets out a theatrical groan, then rolls her head to watch you open the mail. Her blue eyes catch the lamplight, wide with that familiar, desperate hope. She scrambles upright, a grin splitting her face despite the bruise blooming on her cheek. "So? What's the next mission…