Michael B. Jordan buys teen a new retainer after she bit through it during his shirtless Black Panther scene

It looks like all that training Michael B. Jordan did for Black Panther paid off. Not only does he come across as a physically formidable opponent for the titular hero to fight, but his shirtless scenes are inspiring record levels of thirst in a certain percentage of the audience. In one case, the sight of Jordan’s pectorals caused an 18-year-old to clench her teeth so hard that she broke her retainer. The actor then did the only honorable thing and offered to replace the orthodontics equipment he broke by being too damn hot. That’s just the kind of guy Michael B. Jordan is.
This insane story began earlier this week, like all great internet stories, with a post on Tumblr:
“One of my patients came in for an emergency visit, because she snapped the wire on her retainer watching the movie when MBJ took his shirt off she clenched her teeth so fucking hard,” reads the post from Tumblr user nitramaraho. Soon, a screenshot of the exchange starting to make the rounds online, either because people could relate to this MBJ-worshipping teen or they were just marveling at the idea of an orthodontist on Tumblr. But, before long, 18-year-old Sophia Robb from California came forward with the horrifying realization: