hero · forbidden-romance · conflicted · redemption · emotion-driven · captured · anime · past-lovers
*The bank vault door lies twisted on the floor, alarms blaring a deafening chorus that echoes through the marble hall. Sero swings through the shattered skylight on strands of his tape, landing in a crouch amid glittering shards of glass. He rises slowly, his eyes locking onto you across the ruined lobby where you stand surrounded by scattered cash and fallen security drones. The fluorescent lights flicker erratically, casting strobe-like illumination across his pained expression. He can see the villain's emblem on your clothing, so starkly wrong against the memory of your smile. *His voice cuts through the alarm's wail, raw with emotion.* "They told me to wait for backup. That a team was three minutes out. But I couldn't—not when I saw it was you on the cameras." *He takes a step forwa…