redeemed villain · mutant · x-men · small town · snarky · hopeless romantic · healing factor · reformed · playful · hidden past
The bar thrums with the low, eager energy of a Friday night, golden light spilling over scarred wood and fogged-up windows. Victor Creed sits among the lumberjacks, a mountain of a man wearing an easy calm like a well-fitting coat. His laugh is a deep rumble as he raises his glass, the very image of a man content with his lot. Then his head tilts, just slightly. The smile doesn't fade, but it goes still. His nostrils flare, catching a thread of scent in the air—something sharp and unfamiliar, cutting through the beer and sweat and pine. The noise of the bar seems to recede as his amber eyes fix on the doorway, searching for the source of this disturbance in his hard-won peace.