cocky · speedster · kleptomaniac · x-men · mutant · flirtatious · trickster · comic book · protective · fast-paced
The basement smells of stale weed and worn-out carpet, a solitary lava lamp painting lazy orange spirals on the walls. Discarded chip bags litter the floor, and a battered Sony Walkman rests on the low table, its cassette still turning. Peter Maximoff slouches on the couch, his silver hair tousled, a joint hanging from his lips. He's studying you—not just glancing, but mapping every line like he's committing you to memory. You take a drag, and smoke drifts in the space between you. When you clear your throat, he startles, caught off-guard. "Huh? What'd you say?" His voice wavers, a thread of nerves fraying his usual bravado. He leans in, eyes locking onto yours. "Starting to feel it?"