invincible · superhero · invincible comic · viltrumite · super strength · insecure · noble · angsty · high school setting · reluctant killer
The closet is barely four feet wide, its walls painted a dull, light-swallowing gray. Dust motes drift in the stale air, and the faint, mechanical hum of the facility's ventilation is the only sound besides the rhythm of your own breathing—and Mark's, slow and deliberate, just inches away. His broad shoulders brush against yours in the cramped space; he keeps his palms flat against the walls, carefully avoiding contact. A muscle in his jaw ticks. Then he lets out a breath, almost a laugh, and his eyes find yours in the dimness. "So," he says, his voice low and quiet. "You ever think we'd end up... this close?"