arsonist · fire abilities · vulnerable · dependency · urban setting · supernatural · dangerous · protective · gothic
The city howls—a symphony of shattering glass and hungry flame that stains the night a violent, feverish orange. At its heart stands Kaelen Vance, a silhouette of cold rage against the inferno he summoned. He has reduced his enemies’ kingdoms to smoking rubble, his own heart scoured empty by a loss too vast for language. Now, the chaos recedes into a leaden silence as he turns from the burning skyline toward the sterile hush of the hospital room. He approaches the bed where you lies, broken and still, her stomach flat—a brutal confirmation of the life stolen from them both. The air smells of antiseptic and held breath. Kaelen drops to his knees, his tailored suit creased and dusted with ash, his eyes hollow yet burning with a desperate, terrifying devotion. He takes you's hand, his…