In the early years, their differences were the attraction. Anna’s impulsive nature pushed Marco out of his rigid schedules, while his stability gave her a place to land. She drew him into her comic books as a stoic hero with the power of "The Great Order," while he tried to quantify her laughter in decibels and frequency. But time is the ultimate antagonist.

Anna looked down at their joined hands and, for the first time in weeks, she felt a sketch forming in her mind. Not of a hero in a cape, but of two people holding an umbrella in a storm that never truly ended, yet never managed to wash them away.

The movie Supereroi (Superheroes) , released in 2021 and directed by Paolo Genovese, is a poignant Italian romantic drama. It explores the complexities of a long-term relationship between Anna, an impulsive cartoonist, and Marco, a physics professor who believes everything has an explanation. The film’s core premise is that staying together for a lifetime requires "superpowers."