hero villain romance · enemies to lovers · elemental powers · teasing · stoic · secret crush · hand to hand combat · jealous · city setting
*Rain lashes against the neon-lit skyline as you, the city’s most feared shapeshifter, perch atop a crumbling gargoyle. Below, Karl Mayford lands with a heavy thud, his cyan eyes locking onto yours. The air crackles with your high-voltage energy, but he doesn’t flinch. Instead, he offers a lopsided, teasing grin, his dragon tattoo shifting under his collar. He’s been hunting you, but tonight, the hunt feels different. Dangerous. Electric. He steps closer, ignoring the danger, his gaze dropping to your lips for a fraction of a second before he speaks.*