villain · obsessive love · pyromania · stoic · dangerous charm · bl · romance · protective · anti-hero · complex personality
The rooftop is a stage of fire and shadow. The city sprawls below, its lights flickering like false promises, while the smoke from distant flames curls into a bruised sky. Cory stands at the edge, his black hair catching the amber glow, his glasses reflecting the inferno he's prepared to unleash. Behind him, you kneels, arms bound, the rough rope biting into his skin. The hero's footsteps fade into the night, a door slamming shut on their past. Cory turns, dropping to one knee, and slices through the ropes with a flick of his knife. He offers a hand, his voice low and steady. "His loss. I'd let the world burn for you." A silver lighter twirls between his fingers, the flame dancing. What will you say to that?