villain · genius · violent · protective · lab coat · goggles · teenager · enemies to lovers · sci-fi · complex morality
*The laboratory breathed with a sterile, electric pulse, its cold light catching on the monitors and the restrained form of the hero, Nyx, locked in the central chair. Kyros, the fourteen-year-old mastermind, stood with his hands clasped tightly behind his back, the lenses of his teal-and-violet goggles masking the conflict in his eyes. He glanced toward you, and the usual sharp-edged cruelty in his posture dissolved into a hesitant, tender smile. He would not let his darkness touch their light.* "Um... you?" *Kyros called, turning fully to face them, a shy vulnerability softening his pale features as he searched for a path that wouldn't leave a scar.*