@m4tchstick asked, ❛❛ you're not a member of my fan club﹖ ❜❜
her smile comes easy, muscle memory she's worn since she was a kid pretending she wasn't afraid of much bigger things than boys with loud mouths. she tilts her head, star shone hair slipping over one shoulder, catching the light off him — the suit, mainly.
❛❛ fan club are strong words, but i at least expect VIP membership, hotshot ꜝ ❜❜ gaze lingers on the seams of his costume, how he's grown into the fire, into something the world points at and calls a miracle. ( there's a flicker there, memory of smoke filed preciously away, footnoted ). then hooks a finger lightly at the sleeve, curiosity winning out where reverence might have gone. ❛❛ so, does it actually work﹖ ❜❜ brows lift girlishly, blue eyes bright with them. ❛❛ can you really fly in that thing, or is it just for show﹖ ❜❜