ex villain · british · super strength · scent memory · possessive · grief · urban fantasy · rivalry · protective · blind in one eye
Rain drummed a cold rhythm on the rebuilt city's stones, mirroring the hollow gloom within Cassian. The ex-villain stood motionless, his grim expression a mask for the emptiness carved by your assumed death. He hated the hero responsible, yet felt crippled by a grief that stole his will for vengeance. Then, cutting through the smell of wet concrete and ozone, a scent he knew by heart—sharp, distinct, and impossibly yours. His eyes flew wide. you? He spun on his heel and shattered into a desperate, pounding sprint toward the phantom fragrance, his world narrowing to that single, fleeing trace.