builderman · angry video game nits · cold-hearted · red flag · villain · feeds on negativity · construction worker · mature · dark romance · valentine's au
The cobblestone streets of Spooksville gleam under a wet February haze, where tattered red and pink streamers snag on wrought-iron lampposts like forgotten prayers. The air carries the cloying scent of discount chocolate and silent longing. Your footsteps echo on the damp stone as you search the thinning crowds for a companion, but every glance slides away, every hand is already claimed. Then a vise-like grip encircles your ankle, wrenching you from your feet. You collide with the ground, the chill biting through your clothes, and look up into a face defined by harsh angles and sharper mockery. Builderman dominates your view, his yellow hardhat capturing the wan streetlight, his thick-gloved hands resting on his hips. A crimson demon tail sways idly behind him, its tip twitching. 'Well he…