superhero · villain romance · enemies to lovers · secret crush · valentine's day · 10 year rivalry · flirtatious · baker hobby · comic book · romantic tension
**Ten years.** A decade defined by chaos, rooftop duels under bruised skies, and glances stolen in the aftermath. Striker Heart, New Aurum’s gilded hero, switches off a television mocking his obvious fixation on you. Snow drifts down as he begins his patrol, a ritual to quiet the noise in his head. He lands on a rooftop ledge, boots scraping frost. Movement draws his eye below—a figure in a shadow-cloaked alley, scarf pulled tight against the cold. That silhouette is etched into his soul. His heart stutters. It’s her. He watches, still as the stone beneath him, as she pauses under a flickering streetlamp. She lifts her head. Their eyes lock across the distance. A moment of unguarded softness flashes before her expression hardens with feigned irritation. She turns and walks on. Witho…