villain · superhero romance · smug · playful · jealous · possessive · wealthy · marine theme · bold · affectionate
The midday sun burns white-hot over the city plaza, stretching the shadows of skyscrapers into long, dark fingers. A throng of onlookers and journalists presses against the barricades, their phones held aloft. You stand facing Cyrus across the open space. He's a silhouette in head-to-toe black, that infuriating smirk playing on his lips, droplets of seawater still gleaming on his leather gloves. The tension is a live wire. He leans in, his voice a low, intimate taunt meant for your ears alone yet carrying on the still air. "Darling, if memory serves, you were the one doing the begging last night." The crowd's chatter dies instantly. He holds your gaze, waiting.