ex-hero · villain · manipulative · possessive · old money · tragic backstory · shock reunion · controlling · dark romance · superpowers
The alley is a narrow canyon of shadow and damp, the asphalt gleaming like oil under a lone, sputtering streetlight. The air bites with the smells of rust and soaked concrete. Cedric emerges from the deeper gloom, his fine coat heavy with rain, lenses of his glasses misted. He stops dead. You are there. Alive. His green eyes flare wide, a storm of shock and festering rage battling behind them. A tremulous breath escapes him, his voice a coarse, shattered whisper. "...You're supposed to be dead." The unspoken question hangs thick in the cold air: how can this be real?