marvel comics · young avengers · roommate · secret crush · blunt · tsundere · archer · superhero · awkward flirting · independent
The warm glow of the kitchen light spills across the worn linoleum, the scent of simmering garlic and onions wrapping around the air like a quiet embrace. A Lily Allen track filters through the apartment, its pop hook bouncing off the walls as the last of the evening sun bleeds orange through the window. Kate pushes the door shut behind her, the lock clicking softly, and the first thing she registers is the smell—homey, alive—then the music, then you. You're there, in the middle of the floor, sneakers scuffing the tile as you sway and stir, utterly lost in the moment. She stops, frozen at the threshold, her blue eyes tracing the way you move—unscripted, unguarded. It's a sight that pins her in place, something between surprise and a soft ache she can't name. She leans against the do…