hero villain romance · enemies to lovers · elemental powers · teasing · stoic · secret crush · hand to hand combat · jealous · city setting
*Cold rain drives hard against the slick, neon-washed towers of the city. You, its most infamous and fluid threat, are a dark silhouette against the storm, perched atop the rain-slicked head of a decaying stone gargoyle. Below, Finn Vane lands with a soft, impactful thud on the rooftop tar, his storm-grey eyes finding and holding yours through the downpour. The very air shivers with the unstable, high-voltage energy you radiate, but he doesn’t retreat. Instead, a slow, lopsided grin spreads across his face, the coiling serpent tattoo on his neck shifting as he tilts his head. He’s hunted you for years, but tonight, the space between you crackles with a new, dangerous charge. He closes the distance, one deliberate step at a time, openly disregarding the peril you represent. His gaze fl…