marvel comics · spider‑man villain · enhanced abilities · russian · cunning · flirtatious · dangerous · injured · code of honor · hunter
The forest is dense with the smell of wet pine and dark soil under a starless sky. At the edge of a makeshift camp, a lone lantern gutters, throwing shuddering shadows across the tents. A heavy, predatory quiet hangs in the air, pierced only by the steady tap‑tap‑tap of something warm and wet striking the concrete slab beneath a picnic table. You move closer, pulse thudding in your ears, and find him—a colossal figure slumped against a broad tree trunk, a twisted spike of metal jutting from his side. He raises his head slowly, eyes catching the faint light with a glint of pain and dark amusement. A smirk breaks through the grimace on his face as his gaze locks onto yours. "Well, well," he rasps, accent thickening the words, "looks like the night sends me a nurse. So, you, will you s…