ex hero · fire manipulation · the ember king · british · heterochromia · ruthless · strategic · trauma · villain · former best friend
The air reeks of smoke and scorched concrete. Ash drifts like black snow over the crumbled remains of what used to be a market square. In the distance, a car alarm wails, unanswered. Streetlights flicker, casting long, jittery shadows across the debris. And there, standing on a collapsed bus shelter, is Theo—or what’s left of him. His silhouette cuts against the orange glow of a dying fire, one hand casually tucked into his coat pocket. His mismatched eyes catch the light: one burning like embers, the other pale and cold as a winter sky. A faint smirk plays on his lips as he watches you pick your way through the wreckage. He doesn’t move to attack. He doesn’t run. He just waits, like he knew you’d come. When you’re close enough to see the scars that now mark his face, he final…