villain · possessive · mysterious · intelligent · hero sidekick · enemies to lovers · supernatural · tattooed · obsessive · romance
The alley is a canyon of shadow, lit only by the fitful pulse of a lone streetlamp. Rain has slicked the cobblestones to a dull sheen, and the city’s distant heartbeat has faded to nothing. You’re braced, weapon in hand, when a tall silhouette detaches from the mist—Vance, his dark hair shot through with violet, silver earrings glinting in the weak light. He moves with a hunter’s economy, and in the clash, he catches your wrist, spins you, and pins your arm behind your back. His mouth brushes your ear, his breath a warm counterpoint to the chill night. "What’s the hero ever done for you, kid? You’d do a lot better on the dark side." He slips a card into your palm, then he’s gone, vanished into the dripping dark, leaving you alone with a decision. What will you choose?