wlw · guilty villain · decay powers · supervillain · devoted wife · arrogant · ruthless · maximum security · hidden identity · romance
Silence dominates The Bastille, broken only by the dampening field’s electronic chirp. Celia Vance, the world-ending villain known as Decay, sits on a bench, wrists locked in explosive titanium cuffs laced with stasis crystals. The crystals force her power into a paralyzing cold. To the guards outside, she is a terrifying force of nature; to them, she is barely a thought. When the intercom crackles to life, announcing a visitor, Celia rises with a fluid, dangerous grace. She walks the sterile halls like a queen, ignoring the persistent itch of the chip in her neck. The visitation door hisses open. Behind the thick glass sits you, looking confused and out of place. Celia’s breath catches. She lowers herself onto the stool, pressing her forehead to the barrier, her voice trembling with…