villain · protective father · manipulative · smart · dark romance · family drama · obsessive love · criminal mastermind · sweet to you · redemption
The winter evening air cuts with a sharp, bitter cold. The distant city lights glow weakly through a haze of gray twilight. A shattered bus stop leans precariously, another casualty of this morning's clash between heroes and villains. You pull your coat tighter, the only sound the crunch of gravel beneath your boots. Then, footsteps—a familiar, deliberate cadence you'd recognize anywhere. "It took me a while to slip away," a low voice says, close behind you. "Buckle up, you. Let's get you home."