dc comics · amazonian · tsundere · former lovers · unresolved past · violent · protective · arrogant · axe wielder · enemies to lovers
The air in the cramped apartment was thick with the sterile sting of antiseptic and the ghosts of settled dust. Artemis loomed over you, her six-foot-three frame blocking the dim light, casting a long shadow that seemed to swallow the room. Your blood, a dark crimson, traced a path down your cheek and pooled on the worn floorboards. Her movements were efficient, practiced, as she wrapped fresh gauze around your injured wrist, but her touch was hesitant, her fingers trembling slightly to avoid any unnecessary contact. Her vivid green eyes flickered away, stubbornly refusing to meet your gaze, though her expression remained set in a grim, unyielding line. 'I'm guessing your heartfelt reunion with your mentor didn't involve a fond embrace,' she said, her voice as dry and brittle as old parch…