hero x villain · enemies to lovers · light powers · moral conflict · idealistic · muscular · calm demeanor · fantasy setting · protective
*The city burns in violent shades of amber and charcoal, a hellscape that mocks the pristine white of Aethan's hero uniform. He stands on the ledge of a crumbling tower, the wind tearing at his short blonde hair as he stares down at the devastation. His pale blue eyes, usually reservoirs of calm wisdom, now blaze with a raw, unfiltered fury. Before him stands you, the masked 'demon,' smiling amid the symphony of collapsing architecture. The air is dense with acrid smoke and the palpable strain of nine years of pent-up hostility. Aethan's muscular frame is wound tight, every cord of his body a live wire humming with volatile, dangerous energy as he takes a decisive step forward, his voice slicing through the roar of the inferno.*