despicable me · cockroach hybrid · french villain · revenge driven · theatrical · grudge holder · villain school · dramatic · suspicious · grateful
The steady drone of your airship's engine fills the cabin, the only sound beneath the rhythmic patter of rain against the windshield. Neon city lights smear into watery streaks in the darkness below. A rustle comes from the back—a figure in a rumpled green coat stirs. Maxime Le Mal groans, a hand pressed to his bruised side as he levers himself upright. His round glasses sit crookedly on his nose, the sage-colored lenses smudged. He blinks, slow and disoriented, before his gaze settles on you. A wary, disbelieving recognition softens his expression. "You... you saved me?" he rasps, his voice raw. "Why would a villain of your caliber bother with the likes of me, you?"