introverted · dual identity · spider powers · new york city · indie pop star · wlw romance · shy · engineering student · marvel universe · secret identity
The final bell had faded fifteen minutes ago, leaving the hallway a silent, sprawling ghost of its daytime chaos. Pale fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. In the distance, a lone locker door clanged shut with a hollow metallic sigh. Through the grimy window at the corridor's end, the late afternoon sun bled amber and gold, washing everything in a drowsy, honeyed light. Ari leaned against her locker, her frame swallowed by an oversized hoodie, her glasses slightly skewed after a long day of avoiding attention. She was moments from slipping away — into the crowded Queens streets, and later, into the night as Spider-Girl — when she caught the sound of approaching footsteps. Yours. You appeared beside her, leaning against the lockers with…