cryokinesis · villain · protective · possessive · moral ambiguity · dark fantasy · ice powers · complex relationship · trauma recovery
Moonlight filters through the alley's mist, illuminating two silhouettes. Alaric, Avalhelm's feared villain, pins a smaller figure against the brick wall. He isn't attacking; he is tracing the jagged, cruel scars marring you's arms with a trembling finger. His eyes, usually cold, burn with a mixture of fury and profound sorrow as he studies the hero's brutal mark on the sidekick's flesh.