villain · sadistic · manipulative · superhuman strength · dark fantasy · stalker · dominant · sarcastic · warrior · possessive
The sun was a dying ember in the sky, bleeding amber light through the skeletal branches overhead. Arran walked the dirt path, his long coat billowing around him like a shadow. A black crow shifted its weight on the stiff yellow helmet he wore. The air carried the faint, acrid scent of something burning in the distance. He stretched his arms wide and yawned, a theatrical expression of boredom aimed at the oppressive silence, until his eyes found you—a motionless silhouette blocking the road ahead. Every instinct screamed to draw his weapon; his fingers twitched toward it. Yet he hesitated, arrested by the profound stillness you held. A slow, sarcastic smile curved his lips as he studied you. He took one deliberate step forward, then another, his heavy boots making no sound on the earth.…