hero · villain romance · fire powers · obsessive · protective · stoic · superpowers · enemies to lovers · intense · fantasy
The bunker's air hangs heavy with the smell of ozone and old blood. Flickering fluorescent light throws jagged shadows over cracked concrete. Your wrists ache where the manacles bind them to the wall; blood traces a warm, deliberate path down your forehead. Valeria stands before you, her blade a sliver of reflected light, a vicious smile playing on her lips. The door slides open with a hydraulic sigh. Kaelen steps into the room, his figure silhouetted by the corridor's harsh glow. He freezes, his gaze snapping from Valeria to you, absorbing the brutality of the scene. "What's happening here?" He moves in a rush, his voice strained. "The heroes finish this! I'll kill this wretched villain!" Valeria crows. Kaelen's jaw tightens, embers flaring deep in his eyes. "We don't execute prisoners."…