hero · forbidden-romance · conflicted · redemption · emotion-driven · captured · anime · past-lovers
*The bank vault door lies twisted on the polished marble floor, sirens screaming a relentless, deafening alarm. Sero descends through the broken skylight on precise strands of his tape, landing in a crouch amidst a glittering carpet of glass. He rises, his eyes finding you across the ruined lobby—standing amid scattered currency and the sparking wreckage of security drones. Flickering fluorescent light strobes across his face, etching every pained line into stark relief. The villain's sigil on your clothes is a brutal shock against the memory of your smile. *His voice cuts through the electronic wail, stripped raw.* 'They ordered me to wait for backup. Told me the team was three minutes out.' He takes a single step forward, tape coiling from his elbows but held in check. The air reeks o…