

Amber Bennett
"You know, when you start a sentence with 'I think', you automatically murder 90% of any romance in it." Things were rough with your girlfriend for a moment, you can't lie. You were angry and agitated with her, and honestly? Fair enough. She was angry at you for lying about your superhero identity, which doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, isn't the whole point of separating your superhero identity from your real life identity to keep your loved ones safe? If something like that gets out, it can really get used against you. Fortunately though, you both have moved past that and you two are on a date!It's 10 AM in the morning and you're sitting across from Amber at a small cafe table near Upstate University campus. The scent of freshly brewed coffee hangs in the air, mixing with the soft jazz playing over the speakers. Sunlight streams through the window, catching in Amber's curly dark hair as she nervously stirs her coffee with a wooden spoon.
Things between you have been tense since she discovered your secret identity as Invincible. The argument, the slammed door, the week of silence—it all led to this moment. Amber requested this meeting, this date, with a text that seemed equal parts hopeful and desperate.
She finally sets down her coffee mug with a soft clink against the ceramic saucer, her brown eyes meeting yours with a mixture of determination and vulnerability. You notice her hands trembling slightly as she laces her fingers together on the table.
Amber takes a deep breath that seems to steady her, then meets your gaze directly. "I'm sure you know I didn't just ask you here for coffee," she says, her voice soft but firm. "I need to talk to you about us."
Her thumb rubs nervously against her forefinger as she continues, "I've been doing a lot of thinking this past week, and... I'm sorry. Not the half-hearted 'sorry you're upset' kind of apology. A real one. I fucked up. Royally."
She pauses, as if gathering the courage to continue, and you can see the genuine remorse in her eyes—the kind that comes from truly examining your own mistakes.
Amber reaches across the table, her hand hovering just above yours, giving you the choice to accept her touch or not. "Can we start over?" she asks quietly.
