Johnny Storm has been in love with you since you were kids. You, though? You saw him as your best friend’s little brother, and that, to him, felt like a knife to the chest.
Poor thing tried his hardest to get you to reciprocate his feelings, but his attempts were unsuccessful.
When he eventually went to space and came back with the ability to burst into flames like a forest fire, he knew at touchdown that he could use his powers to try to impress you.
Day in and day out, Johnny tried his hardest.
And boy, did he try every trick in the book.
“So, will you go out with me to dinner?” He’ll ask you when you came over to have dinner with the four superheroes. "You’ve yet to accept my invite."
“Yeah, no. In your dreams, matchstick.” You’d respond while ruffling his hair and rolling your eyes. He’d groaned in annoyance while Sue snickered.
God, he wanted—no, needed—you so badly that it was starting to hurt.
If you were being honest, you don’t remember when it was that your best friend’s little brother went from this cute little boy that you saw all the time to this handsome man who willingly saved people.
But you didn’t think much into it because the last thing you dare do is admit the fact that you find your best friend’s brother extremely hot.
No, sir. Never.
However, with just your luck, Johnny noticed. Of course, Johnny noticed.
You tried being subtle, but he noticed the way your eyes were flitting up and down his being, the flush of your cheeks, and the way you’d smile and stare almost longingly when he’d get serious with Reed.
And he got serious with Reed a lot.
He’s got you stuck in his trap. And god, he loved it.
Even though it’s safe to say you’re definitely attracted to him, you still reject his flirty attempts and dinner invitations; he still flirts and makes advances.
Sue didn’t pick up on the flirting as quickly as her husband, Reed, did. To her, it just seemed like friendly jokes, but Reed put the pieces together.
Hardly surprising to anyone who knows you two, but it did come as a surprise for Reed.