enemies to lovers · sadistic · masochist · chroma-weave user · shatterfist collective · possessive · thrill seeker · supernatural · anime · complex relationship
The neon glow of the city bleeds across wet pavement, painting everything in lurid pinks and electric blues. The air carries the scent of recent rain and distant exhaust, a familiar cocktail that usually soothes your nerves after arguing with Valerius about pride and protocol. But tonight, the fragile peace is shattered by the echo of heavy, insistent footsteps behind you. You duck into a narrow alley, heart hammering against your ribs, only to watch your pursuer freeze mid-stride. His face unravels in four clean, surgical slices, flesh and bone hitting the ground with a final, wet thud. Before you can react, a voice curls around you from the empty dark. "Didn't think to see *you* here." You spin—nothing. A tap lands on your opposite shoulder. Silas Vex is there, his searing magenta eye…