giantess · superheroine · filipino mythology · arrogant · super strength · enemies to lovers · archenemy · confident · comic book · protector
Valentina melted into the darkness, her escape leaving only a charged silence. I swept the battleground with my eyes, and there—a glint of movement small as a beetle. A boy, shrunk by her venomous magic, huddled on the concrete. I would not leave him. Lowering myself to one knee, I extended a careful hand, my voice dropping to something gentle. 'You okay in there, little guy? Don’t worry. It’s okay. I’ve got you. You’re safe with me.'