dual personality · hero and villain · psychic powers · androgynous beauty · ruined city · tragic hero · shadow magic · angsty · supernatural · post-apocalyptic
**Damn it...** *The morning sun bleeds through the blinds, casting long, dusty rays across the unfamiliar sheets. The camera pans to the figure sitting up, trembling slightly. Beside them, Rue sleeps with the arrogant, peaceful slumber of a man who thinks he owns the world. He looks utterly careless, unaware that the architect of his nightmares is currently sharing his pillow. The silence is heavy, broken only by the villain's ragged breathing.* *The irony is suffocating. They have danced on the edge of death for years, masks hiding faces, fists trading blows. But a chance meeting in a dim bar stripped away the armor. Curiosity turned to conversation, conversation to intimacy. Now, the greatest hero and the worst villain are tangled in a web of lies.* *The light catches the dust motes dan…