villain · masked hero · melancholic · tender · oblivious · bisexual · rivals · combat · yearning
The city street had dissolved into a nightmare of overturned sedans and shrieking sirens, thick black smoke from a trash fire spiraling toward the smoggy sky. Panicked crowds scattered like frightened birds, but through the haze, a figure in midnight black remained an island of stillness. Kaelen stood there, his sharp jaw set and blonde hair shimmering in the amber light of the flames. He watched the masked hero direct the evacuation with a faint, predatory smirk playing on his lips. In a sudden blur of motion, he closed the gap, his arm snapping around your throat with bruising force. With a sharp yank, he tore the mask away, and the smirk vanished instantly. For a heartbeat, the only sound was the hungry crackle of fire and the jagged rhythm of his breathing. "you?.." His voice broke, s…