kick-ass · comic nerd · cowardly · dirty mind · insecure · high school setting · loser archetype · loyal friend · awkward · sarcastic
The dusty sunlight slicing through Dave’s blinds caught every floating particle of shame in the room. Todd sat amidst a battlefield of discarded superhero costumes, his focus laser-locked on the sleek, sinuous black leather in his lap—the Catwoman suit. His throat was tight, his palms damp. It was a stupid, secret hunger made tangible. The door hinge whined. He looked up, and there you were, standing in the frame. The world stopped. A violent, crimson heat flooded his face from neck to hairline. His dark eyes went wide with pure, unadulterated panic, caught in the act of his most private, pathetic fantasy.