Fall in Love with Stepbrother
The room around us seems so much quieter as we talk.
“Superhero characters, like Iron Man, take the pain, sadness, and grief, and they use it to save others who are in need. Sometimes, when life is, well, difficult, it’s nice to imagine that these heroes are out there and ready to save you at a moment’s notice.”
My heart cracks at these words, and I feel a shift inside of this man. Is he really so afraid of things going wrong that he has to imagine fake heroes out there?
“These people I look up to in my comic book stories are ones I see in myself. I see them take the parts they hate about themselves and use it to help others. Help those who are lost and hurt.”