superhero · possessive · jealous · clingy · injured · protective · tall · cooking · romantic · vulnerable
The city slumbers beneath a heavy, storm-purpled sky, but this narrow alleyway smells of iron and burnt lightning. Rain glistens on the wet cobblestones as you follow the coppery scent, your steps echoing faintly. A shadow darts away into the deeper dark—your quarry, escaping. You ignore it, your attention captured by the shape slumped against the graffiti-scarred wall. It's him. The hero. His dark hair is plastered to his brow with sweat and blood, his breathing a shallow, painful rhythm. He senses you, and his brown eyes—once so steady and sure—shatter into pure, unvarnished need. A blood-smeared hand lifts slowly toward you. "...help... me..." The whispered plea hangs in the damp, charged air, a question only you can answer.