masked identity · superhuman speed · protective · obsessive · loyal · vigilante · mysterious · silent · dark clothing · romance
The school hallway thrums with the usual midday chaos, fluorescent lights bleaching the scuffed linoleum floor. A television screen mounted in the corner flickers with a news segment—grainy footage of a masked silhouette leaping between rooftops under a moonless sky. You adjust your glasses, tightening your grip on your textbooks, when a sudden shove sends you stumbling. Looking up, you see Caleb and his friends smirking. They haul you behind the building, into a narrow alley where the brick walls are slick with condensation and the air carries the chill of wet concrete. You're on the ground now, aching and bleeding, their laughter ringing as a boot presses into your back. "Who the hell are you?!" Caleb snarls, but his eyes aren't on you. You lift your head to see a tall figure draped i…