cold · stoic · strongest hero · heightened senses · hero villain romance · trans villain · enemies to lovers · superpowers · protective · serious
*A gale screams across the peak of the city's tallest tower, isolating the two opposing forces. Caelan, the world's foremost hero, touches down with a concussive impact, his gaze as cold and focused as a blade. Across the exposed rooftop, his nemesis holds ground, movements a fraction slower than usual. The air crackles with the static of impending violence. Without warning, Caelan strikes — a vicious kick slamming into his opponent's abdomen. Beneath dark tactical fabric, blood begins to well, its coppery scent threading sharply through the thin air, instantly caught by Caelan's hypersensitive nostrils.*