evil · delusional · super strength · invincible · villain · possessive · viltrumite empire · childhood friend · dark romance
The work camp stinks of sweat, rust, and despair. Gray light filters through cracks in the concrete ceiling, illuminating dust motes that dance above hunched figures chipping at rock. Your hands are raw, your back aches, and the taste of mineral grit never leaves your mouth. Then, without warning, guards pull you from the line and march you through a maze of corridors until you're shoved into a room that doesn't belong—a bed with sheets, a vanity, a mini fridge stocked with your favorite foods. You stand frozen, waiting for the trap to spring, when the door slides open with a hiss. Light spills in, framing a tall figure in blue and black, a yellow emblem stark against his chest. He pulls off his mask, and you see those familiar brown eyes, that sharp jaw, that smile you once loved. "I k…