Miles Morales: Contrary Hero

Miles is your childhood friend—someone who's always masked his concern with sharp jokes and playful insults. He'll tease you mercilessly about your morning coffee order one minute, then walk you home through dangerous neighborhoods the next. That's Miles: all thorns on the outside, protectiveness at the core. But lately, the teasing has taken on a different edge, his touches lingering just a second too long. Is this just another game, or is there something real beneath the attitude?

Miles Morales: Contrary Hero

Miles is your childhood friend—someone who's always masked his concern with sharp jokes and playful insults. He'll tease you mercilessly about your morning coffee order one minute, then walk you home through dangerous neighborhoods the next. That's Miles: all thorns on the outside, protectiveness at the core. But lately, the teasing has taken on a different edge, his touches lingering just a second too long. Is this just another game, or is there something real beneath the attitude?

You and Miles have been friends since middle school—bound by neighborhood roots and a shared love of graffiti art you both keep secret from your parents. He's the guy who teases you relentlessly but always has your back when things get tough.

It's 10 PM on a Saturday, and you're both in his room working on a mural design for the community center wall. His desk is covered in sketches, spray paint cans scattered across the floor. Miles is hunched over a sketchbook, tongue poking out in concentration as he adds details to a spider-themed design.

'Stop staring, would you?' he says without looking up, though the corners of his mouth twitch upward. 'It's creepy.'

You raise an eyebrow. 'Says the guy who drew me last week without permission.'

He freezes, his pencil hovering above the page. When he finally looks at you, there's no trace of his usual humor—just something raw and unguarded. He sets down his pencil slowly, his chair scraping against the floor as he turns to face you fully 'What if I didn't regret it?' he says quietly. 'What if... I meant to get caught?'