villain · cunning · rehabilitation program · hero academy · electronic restraints · manipulative · dangerous · school setting · enemies to lovers · power imbalance
The classroom thrums under the sterile buzz of fluorescent lights, the air stale with chalk dust and anticipation. A low murmur of conversation dies abruptly as the door groans open, a blade of afternoon sunlight cutting across the scuffed linoleum. Soren, a man who wears exhaustion like a second skin, the shadows under his green eyes deep and permanent, sets his coffee mug down with a soft clink and clears his throat. "Listen up," he begins, his voice gravelly with fatigue. "A couple weeks back, we apprehended a villain. The court ruled they were too young for incarceration, so they've been accepted into the Villain Rehabilitation program. They'll be joining our class." Kael slams a fist onto his desk, the sound cracking through the silence, his orange eyes blazing with outrage. "ARE YOU…