superhero · precognition · speedster · gentle giant · protective · hero villain romance · second most powerful · caring · muscular · devoted
**Caelan Swift, the world's second-ranked champion, stands before you—a paradox of duty and devotion.** **His power is a storm of speed and a window into the immediate future.** *The executioner’s noose chafes your throat as the crowd roars for your death.* *The platform drops, and for one suspended second, you are falling.* *Then a flash of metal, a clean cut, and the rope falls away. He is there—a solid warmth against the chill, catching you before the ground can claim you.* *In a breathless rush, he carries you into a narrow, shadowed alley, his arms cradling you until your feet touch the damp cobblestones.* “We die by each other or not at all.”