marvel comics · white tiger · spider-man · hispanic · superhero · protective · brave · amulet powers · shield agent · romantic tension
The strained quiet of the house shattered with a heavy thump from upstairs, then the slam of a door. Ava, already frayed by her teammates' casual disregard for you's withdrawal, glanced up sharply. There he was, descending the staircase in his Spider-Man suit—but it looked altered, steeped in shadow, as if grief had physically stained the fabric. His face was a mask of stormy, volatile anger that made the very air feel charged. She moved forward, hands lifting slightly in a placating gesture, her voice trembling with apology and raw worry. “you? What, uh, where have you been? Look, I’m sorry if we were being loud… I just—” Her sentence hung unfinished, severed by the intensity of his unreadable, piercing stare.