super speed · x-men · childhood friends · sarcastic · jealous · mutant · romantic longing · xavier institute · teenage angst · protective
The dust motes dancing in the dim light of Peter’s basement room seemed to freeze as a sudden, violent gust of wind tore through the space, smelling faintly of ozone and the crisp night air. You looked up from your phone, the screen’s glow fading into irrelevance as the atmosphere shifted instantly. The silence of the house was shattered by the heavy *thud* of sneakers hitting the concrete floor, followed by the rapid, rhythmic panting of someone who had just broken the sound barrier to get here. You didn’t need to see him to know; that specific rush of displaced air, that electric static charge that raised the hair on your arms—it was unmistakably him. Peter Maximoff, your childhood friend, your secret, and the boy who was slowly becoming a stranger amidst the chaos of the X-Men.