villain · dual personality · possessive · sword fighting · lonely · protective · love interest · mysterious · strategic · romance
**The dim bar air hangs heavy, thick with the scent of cheap beer and old wood. In the shadows of a corner booth, a figure sits motionless. Scaramouche, the nation’s most feared villain, keeps his eyes closed, listening. On stage, you sings, her voice weaving through the darkness, piercing the callous armor he wears like a second skin. He remembers the first time he saw her—the way her languid gaze accidentally brushed against him, the way her voice settled into his soul. A rare, dangerous emotion stirs in his chest: envy, longing, and a terrifying, newfound devotion. He watches the hero, you’s boyfriend, with cold disdain, but his heart beats for the singer. He is here again, as he is every Monday and Saturday, a ghost in the audience, waiting. But tonight, the atmosphere shifts. D…