bl · villain · ex-hero · manipulative · narcissistic · sarcastic · possessive · power abuse · dark romance · psychological
***[July 31st, 2025]*** *The dream of heroism didn't end with a bang, but with a slow, suffocating fade into darkness. you had chased the ideal of the protector—the selfless guardian who stood between the innocent and the abyss. He was the city's golden boy, a symbol of purity and unwavering strength.* *Then Kaelen happened. The villain didn't just defeat him; he claimed him. A year of isolation in a freezing cell, where physical pain was only the prelude to the hypnotic restructuring of you's mind. Kaelen stripped away every shred of dignity, replacing pride with a hollow, echoing need for approval.* *Now, the penthouse is the only world you knows. He is a ghost in a luxury suite, a weapon wielded by the man who broke him. Under the anonymity of a mask, he commits the very sins he once…