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letters-unsending · 3 months
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No. 50
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Hero and Villain, fake relationship
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“How are you feeling, dear?”
“My ears keep ringing,” Hero sighed, tucking his icepack further into his neck, “and don’t call me dear. There’s not a soul who needs to hear that anymore. It’s just us.”
“Oh, it’s just us, isn’t it?” Villain smiled and leaned back their head, as if in bliss. The movement exposed a dark cleft of red. A cut ran like spilled wine down from their lips and to the gully of their clavicle, and it gleamed with a satin sheen, obscenely fresh. Hero averted his eyes.
“Yes, just us,” Hero agreed, indulging in Villain’s cryptic mood, “unless we’ve got ourselves a visitor you’re not telling me about.”
“I would tell you. I’ll always tell you,” Villain turned their head back down, leveling Hero with a stare, “this is our home after all.”
Hero stared back and wondered if his ears were ringing Villain’s words into nonsense. Beneath his gaze, Villain sprawled, languid and liquid as a cat, in their armchair.
They’d bought the chair–a chaise so high-backed it looked like it’d grown wings–the first week of their contract and displaced the original furniture that had come with the pre-furnished house. Quickly thereafter, they’d taken to redecorating the rest of their temporary rooms with utmost fervor. Decor spilled out, the chair its center point: fur rugs, velvet throws, glass-shaded lamps.
“You can keep the house,” Hero blurted, “it's not ours anymore. Contract’s over.”
“My, how generous,” Villain smiled wider, snake-like, and Hero feared they would bleed from the strain, “would you really leave this all to me?”
“Sure, you seem comfortable here,” Hero shrugged, “you put a lot of time into the place. I don’t want to get in the way.”
“You’ve decorated over the past year as well. Don’t give me all the credit, darling.” Villain waved their hand, nails flashing in the light. Following their fingers, Hero recognized his coat tossed over the back of Villain’s chair. Pens and papers, which he’d sworn to clean up, lay sprawled over the oil-dark coffee table.
“I only left a mess. That’s hardly decor.”
“It could never be a mess.” Villain reached a hand back and rested their palm over Hero’s coat. “I enjoy your additions. They make the place feel lived in.”
“Lived in,” Hero echoed, “guess it helped with our cover. Probably made this whole sham marriage look real enough.”
Villain’s face turned flat. The curl of their smile snapped like elastic, pinching into a terse line, and a bead of blood rounded their chin as they spoke.
“Why are you still wearing the ring?”
Hero let go of the icepack and it tumbled into a heap in his lap. “If it bothers you, I’ll just go on and take it off.”
“It does not.” Villain drawled, sweeping out their hand. “I am far from bothered.”
Their ring and its exquisite gem fluoresced upon their finger, a beacon casting its gleam over the mountain of their knuckles.
“It just, you know, feels wrong to take it off after so long.” Hero muttered, squeezing at his wrist. “I even have tanline from it.”
Villain smiled again, soft, but their skin still broke. Blood slipped along the underside of their jaw and Hero swallowed; he could almost feel it roll down his own throat.
“You shouldn’t have taken the bandage off.”
Hero glanced once more at his ring, before pushing himself off his chair. Pain shot like a bolt through his wrist. Staggering, he snagged a tissue from a box on the coffee table and then shuffled toward Villain, who met his approach with gleam in their eye.
“I don’t like being restricted.” Villain explained as Hero propped his hip into the chair arm and leaned over. “I couldn’t speak or move my head with that infernal contraption on.”
“Must’ve been hard for you to be so quiet.” Hero grabbed Villain’s chin and tilted their head back. “You had a long time for reflection in that hospital, didn’t you? Might be why you’re being so odd.”
“I didn’t need time to reflect,” Villain murmured, suddenly quiet, “I have considered this for a long time.”
“And what have you considered?” Hero set the tissue upon Villain’s skin, feigning focus, avoiding Villain’s gaze crawling shamelessly over his face.
“You.”
“Me?” Hero dabbed their throat, careful of the scab. He moved his steadying hand to the side of Villain’s neck.
“The both of us, [Hero].” Villain grabbed Hero’s wrist, draping their fingers and the gleaming ring over his arm, trapping Hero’s touch to his throat. Their carotid pulse drummed against his fingertips. “You see, my dear, I want to keep living in this house. I want to keep my ring. You must understand what I mean when I say this.”
“[Villain], you couldn’t possibly–”
“Will you stay?”
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yourheartonfire · 1 year
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"Hello! If you are receiving this, [medic] has missed their daily deadman switch check in. All client information will be released in 12 hours."
For a second villain stared dumbly at the text on her phone. Then she bolted from her desk towards the door. It was 10:17 - a taxi would be faster than the metro at this hour to get to midtown -
"Hey!" their coworker said, pulling out her airpods. "Where are you going?"
"Medical emergency," the villain snapped and slammed out the office door.
A precious 29 minutes later the villain arrived at the medic's apartment to find a motley gathering of capes and masks shuffling and looking suspiciously at each other in the hall. There was an air of a 2am fire drill - few supers operated on daylight hours, especially not the low to mid-powered supers the medic took on as clients, and the whole event had the awkward feel of meeting your neighbors in their pajamas.
The vigilante wore their normal black of course, but in the daylight the denim was faded and the jacket obviously cheap pleather. On the villainous side there was that grimy little clown themed duo in plain white face paint instead of their full make-up. For the heroes there was that kid goody-two-shoes try-hard - of course she'd rolled up in full uniform, minus the normal tracker camera the Hero Agency mounted on all its people now. And hero, the villain's nemesis, was there too, having jammed on the cowl and gloves over his t-shirt and jeans, just like villain had over her business clothes. He was standing in the doorway, and visibly sighed in relief as villain turned the corner.
"Oh thank God you're here," hero said and wasn't that terrifying that he had nothing flirty or snarky to say about villain's suit.
The goody-two-shoes did a double take. "Her?!" she snapped, even as she rocked her weight nervously from leg to leg. "You were waiting on her?"
"We sure weren't waiting on you to do something useful, cupcake," the female gremlin drawled from where she slouched against her partner on the hall floor, flicking her knife through her fingers.
"Yeah, didn't realize medic was a pediatrician too," the male gremlin giggled.
"Knock it off." The hero stepped aside, opened the door. "I kept them out, kept the scene clean for you."
The goody-two shoes groaned, buried her head in her hands. "This can't be happening."
"Quick, did someone bring a pacifier?" one of the gremlins stage whispered.
The vigilante pointedly stepped over the two clowns, forcing them to jerk backwards or take a combat boot to the face. "We're assuming this is about us," they breathed to the hero and villain. "What if they got hit by a bus? Dropped dead of a heart attack?"
"No reports from the hospitals or morgues of unidentified persons matching medic's description," Villain said curtly. "Checked on the way here. No communication to or amongst medic's friends and family about an emergency."
Goody-two-shoes blinked. "You... know [medic]'s real identity?"
"And that is why we were waiting on her," hero said patiently. "Now everyone shut up."
The villain curtly nodded acknowledgement, stepped into medic's apartment though it would not be necessary. The medic had disappeared from the street, at some point after they'd used their debit card to buy their usual black coffee at 7:04am and at some point before they'd failed to badge in at work by 8:15am. Still, the villain did a quick scan. The little homemade exam/treatment area had been freshly cleaned, the trash emptied. The tablet and laptop were missing from their docking station, but the go-bag was still in place under the desk.
"Y'all are gonna give me a minute with [medic] when we find them," the male gremlin drawled. "This 12 hour deadline is bullshit. They said we'd have 24 hours if they missed a check-in."
"You're not getting shit," the vigilante growled around the toothpick they were chomping.
"And they shortened the deadline because I told them to," villain said, breathing in the smell of antiseptic and bleach. She'd also told the medic to set the deadman switch to every 8 hours, not every 24, but the others didn't need to know that.
"You what?!" said the gremlins and the goody-two-shoes in unison. The vigilante choked. Even hero looked startled.
"I advised them to consider how long they could hold out under torture to reveal the abort protocol," said villain, using a tongue depressor to lift a latex glove from the kitchen trash. "I'd say medic was pretty generous. Speaking of generous, I've seen enough." She pointed to hero. "Last person you referred to medic and when?"
Hero tilted his head, realization blooming. "You," he said to villain. "Nine months ago."
One of the gremlins pointed to vigilante. "We did you! We did you last Arbor Day!"
Vigilante sighed and jabbed a thumb at goody-two-shoes. "The kid," they sighed. "I dunno when. Summer?"
The goody-two shoes swallowed. "Um," she said very quietly.
As one, the group turned to the kid. She froze, eyes going wide behind the mask. "It was - I didn't mean to!" she cried, backing up. "Just - he noticed the scar and realized it wasn't sanctioned medical care and I - and I - !"
"Okay, slow down," said hero gently, shooting a warning look to the gremlins who were both holding knives and on their feet now. "Who did you tell?"
The goody-two shoes' shoulders collapsed. She looked miserably at her toes. "Superhero. Yesterday."
Everyone flinched.
"You idiot," the vigilante breathed.
"We're going to kill you," the female gremlin said to the goody-two shoes. The male cracked his knuckles. The hero took a deep breath and pushed the goody-two-shoes behind him -
"Save that for 12 hours from now," villain said briskly and dropped the glove back in the trash. "We've got just under 11 hours to find where Superhero's got medic stashed and mount a rescue before our identities and medical records are splashed all over the internet. And frankly, I think it's going to take every single one of us to meet that deadline."
The six of them looked at each other in the shadows of the hall. The hero mustered a grin. "That's why we're all here, right?" he said. "Instead of hiding or running. Medic's saved all of us- now we save them."
"They didn't save me, I wasn't dying," one of the gremlins muttered. But no one walked away.
"Right," said villain. "Let's do this."
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chorusofcrows · 3 months
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A hero and villain who want to fuck kill each other so badly, they openly boast to the other about how they're going to end them.
Everyone else at the team-up meeting is wondering what kind of foreplay this is.
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z3n1g4t4 · 4 months
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When musicals have that moment where the villain sings a part of the hero’s “i-want” song, you know you’re gonna eat so damn good
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thepenultimateword · 9 months
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Prompt #221
“Hey,” Villain said as Superhero stumbled sleepily into the kitchen. Supervillain’s attack had left them both stranded in this small town last night, but from the way the hero froze in their steps, they’d either forgotten or expected Villain to disappear in the night. As if Villain was putting down money to share this Airbnb just to be petty and ditch. That was Superhero’s style, not theirs. “I bought you a coffee.”
They pushed the steaming cup across the table.
“I don’t want it.”
“Alright, but the coffee maker here doesn’t work, and I know you don’t actually want to walk the mile to the coffee shop in your condition.”
They waved haphazardly at Superhero’s bloodied and torn super suit. They must have been too exhausted to change out of it last night.
“That bruise on your face can be a conversation starter.”
Superhero glowered. “Fine. I’ll skip coffee.”
Villain rolled their eyes. “Stop being a brat.”
“A brat?” Superhero fumed. “I’m older than you!”
“Really? I could have sworn you were five. Now shut up, brush the evil cooties off the coffee cup, and start helping me figure out how we’re going to get out of here.”
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danothan · 4 months
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thoughts on coldflash?? just curious
don’t have fully fledged thoughts on them yet, but smth is going for sure.
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for silly purposes alone, i like them a lot ^__^
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I finally had time to draw!!!!!
 Of course, instead of working on my handful of different WIPs, I drew more Gohan and Cell shenanigans for my [insert random DBZ plot here where heroes and villains are forced to team up to defeat a big evil] AU :D 
They’re watching someone fight or something and then having conversation, idk what’s happening but it’s P L O T :D
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commander-revan · 6 months
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Color spread for MHA Team-Up Mission 39
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Prompt #34
*talking to civilian*
Ex-villain with lingering evil tendencies: *unsheathes weapon* I need you as a victim 😈
Hero: WITNESS!
Ex-Villain: Witness 🙄 *sheathes weapon*
MASTERLIST
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Prompt #7
A kindhearted but virtually useless Hero has no powers or skills of their own. They cannot defend themselves at all. However, they're still alive in their field of work. How, you ask? Well, they're just so nice and kind, many villains have taken a real liking to them, so they've all formed an alliance to help Hero from the sidelines without them knowing.
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pbjamie17 · 1 year
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An Alliance
CW: blood, swearing
Hero shifted on their feet, waiting wasn't their strong suit, but waiting for their enemy to walk through the door was even more nerveracking.
Finally, thirty minutes after the agreed time, the shed door creaked open.
"Good God, Villain! Could you have taken any long-" Hero started, but cut themself off as they saw the person in the door.
It was the person they'd been waiting for, no doubt, but their appearance threw Hero off. Their clothes were torn, and they were leaning over, holding their bloodied side.
"I'm so sorry, Hero." They sneered, their eyes narrowing.
Hero stumbled over their words, but eventually managed to get a sentence out.
"What happened to you?"
Instead of replying, Villain tried to move forward, making it less than a few steps before they tumbled. Hero caught them a moment before they hit the ground.
"Get your fucking hands off me."
Hero didn't listen, lifting Villain up and wrapping their arms around Villain's waist.
Hero led them to the back of the shed and helped them into a sitting position on the edge of a table.
Digging through their bag, Hero pulled out a role of bandages. "Here we go. Now, can you tell me what happened?"
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Swallowing blood, Villain grumbled. They didn't want to tell them, and they wanted even less to let Hero patch them up, but it didn't seem they had a choice anymore.
"I got attacked."
Hero froze, their hands inches from Villain's skin. "By who?"
"Doesn't matter. What did you want to meet up about, anyway?"
Hero stood up, slamming their hands down on either side of Villain. Their stare was filled with a kind of anger Villain had never seen before, even when they fought.
"Villain," they said quietly but fiercely, "who did this to you?"
They gulped. It took an embarrassing amount of effort to tear their gaze from Hero's lips, but they did, meeting their eyes with their own glare.
"It. Doesn't. Matter."
Villain saw Hero's mouth twitch, and turned away, trying to ignore the heat in their face.
But Hero wasn't having it. They placed two fingers under the criminal's mouth and lightly nudged it back towards them. Their faces were inches apart, and Villain could feel Hero's hot breath against their face.
Then, they repeated their words, this time gentler.
"Who did this to you?"
Villain looked into their dark eyes, filled with less hatred and more, worry?
That couldn't have been right. Why would the crime-fighting, noble asshat care about an enemy?
"No one." Villain whispered, still unable to look away. "Can you just, drop it for now?"
Hero sighed and dropped their hand, turning back to the first-aid kit next to them.
"For now. But don't think you're getting away with this, Villain."
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gingerly-writing · 8 months
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Prompt #3468
"Yeah yeah yeah, you teamed up and took over the city. Great job, [villains], truly." Their eyes gleamed, Eris about to unleash the golden apple. "But which of you is going to rule it?"
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Isekaied Hero™, breaking down the front doors to the Demon King™'s castle. Their party is right behind them, ready for the fight!
Hero™: "SHOW YOURSELF DEMON KING™!!!"
From out of the shadows a dark, hulking form emerges. The most sexy, rough, badass, daddy material of a demon man comes sauntering forward. His lumbering stature, thick mussels, and dark aura casts an intimidating air about the entire throne room. He reaches out a hand and from the ground, a large blade emerges and slowly, perfectly, raises itself into his awaiting leather clad hand. His grip tightens and his bare forearm bulges with the weight, and yet his test swing is steady and shows no more strain than if he were swinging a branch.
Demon King™: "Hero,"
His voice, a deep and clear purr, reverberates throughout the throne room. It seemingly comes from every direction, and leaves a tingling chill in the air.
"I'm going to enjoy decimating you."
Hero™:
Hero™: *Blushing furiously**high pitched uncontrolled giggling* "he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he~!!!!"
Party Mage™:"H-hero?! Are you alright?"
Hero™:"ye-!" *clears throat* "yeah! Yes! I'm-" *keeps stealing glances at the Demon King™* *their hand comes up around their mouth* "I'm-FINE!"
Hero™'s party:
Demon King™: "?????????"
Hero™: *Blushes harder*
Party Rouge™: "you've got to be shitting me."
Hero™: "I-" *clears throat again* "I- hng..." *covers face fully with the one hand* *shoulders hunch up to their ears*
Mage™: ".....Why aren't you attacking the Demon King, Hero....."
Demon King™: *suspiciously glances at the other inhabitants of the room, his stance loose, but ready for a fight*
Hero™: *Dares another glance at the Demon King*
Demon King™: *is sexy*
Hero™: "yeah.... No, that's not gonna happen."
Rogue™: "BITCH WHY!!!??? JUST KILL HIM!!!"
Hero™: "TO DO THAT WOULD BE AN AFFRONT TO GOD!!"
Rogue™: "ohmygod-"
Hero™: "I AIN'T NO BLASPHEMER!!"
Mage™: "wHAT DO YOU MEAN 'AFFRONT TO GOD'????!!?!?!?"
Hero™: *gestures wildly at the incredibly attractive (and confused) demon man* "LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND TELL ME THIS MAN IS NOT THE TALL GLASS OF WATER IN THE DESERT THAT IS MY LIFE!!???!?? THAT IS ANY OF OUR LIVES!?!?!?"
Demon King™: *is baffled... Sexily*
Hero™: "I CANT MORALLY KILL THIS MAN!! HE'S CLEARLY THE FINEST WORK OF ART THAT THE CREATOR HAS EVER CREATED!! TO KILL HIM WOULD BE A-A- A SIN!! AND NOT A 'oh, I see you've lied about doing your chores again-' SIN! BUT A 'YOU'VE JUST STABBED GOD IN THE FUCKING FACE' KIND OF SIN!!! I WOULD- I-I-.... NO! no. I won't do it!"
Mage™: "....HES KILLED PEOPLE!!!????! HES PLANNING ON KILLING ALL OF US AND ENSLAVING THE SURVIVORS!?!?!!!!"
Hero™: "yes... But have we considered... He's hot?"
Hero™'s Party: *completely speechless*
Demon King™: *eyes start to squint at the hero, wondering if they are fr*
Hero™: "....Have we considered..... Letting him?"
Rogue™: ".....I'm going to pluck your eyeballs from their sockets and slurp them like jello shots."
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snippetsnitch · 3 months
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(lmao, I'm back again and I won't even try to make promises I can't keep 😂 Many thanks to @kaiwewi who added me in the masterlist of @the-modern-typewriter for hero/villain blogs! 🥰 I think I can speak for all the inactive and partially active people when I say: We are very touched that people see our small contributions and think of us... It really means a lot. 🥰🙏🏻 So, please enjoy this snippet and have a good time. 😄)
#13 – Shame
Can I ask you something, [Villain]?
– Um.. Sure, what is it?
How did you end up working for [Supervillain]? You must've known that they were evil, haven't you? So what in the world brought you there?
– ...
Jesus, who cares about that, [Sidekick]? They've done more than enough to show us that we can trust them. Hey, [Villain], you don't have to share things you don't wanna talk about, okay?
– I..- Um, thank you, [Hero]...
"You know, [Sidekick] was right", [Villain] said, their eyes fixated on the ground. They had sat down next to [Hero] a few minutes ago, feeling the cool summer breeze that grazed their own skin and the one of their new teammate. "I've known all along."
[Hero] looked at their former foe in confusion. "What do you mean?", they asked, turning towards them.
"I knew who [Supervillain] was", [Villain] said with a hollow voice, "...What they did."
[Hero] frowned. "[Villain] you don't have to talk about this, if you don't want to. [Sidekick] shouldn't have said that an-"
"But they were right", [Villain] interrupted, "I must've known who they were and I did. I knew who they were. I knew everything and I joined them regardless."
[Villain] pulled their knees closer, resting their chin on them. Their expression became distant as they started talking: "You know, before I joined [Supervillain], my life was a mess. I grew up in a world that didn't have any mercy for weaklings or outsiders like me. I was hurt, angry and alone and I wanted nothing more than to be with someone who actually liked me. I wanted to belong somewhere... I wanted that feeling you and your friends experienced every day and seemingly took as a given."
[Hero] suppressed the urge to say something. They had not at all expected this kind of talk from their former enemy – especially not with them. Still, they nodded seriously to encourage [Villain] to keep talking. It seemed to work:
"I... I didn't even know that I was searching for something. I didn't know how desperately I wanted to feel needed... Useful, you know?", [Villain] let out a trembling sigh. They closed their eyes before they continued: "I didn't know that, but [Supervillain] did. It was easy for them to bait me with the interest they showed in me and my abilities. I knew that what they did was wrong, but I-.. I just thought if I worked hard enough for them, then at least someone would see something in me... That I could-", [Villain] pressed their eyes together as tears started to spill,
"Oh, Villain...", [Hero] murmured softly. They reached out to gently touch the other one's shoulder, but [Villain] pulled away.
"Don't." [Villain] whispered and wiped their tears away. They took a deep breath. Their face had hardened into a blank mask when they continued:
"[Hero], I don't deserve the place you offer me. I don't deserve to be in your and the team's presence. I don't deserve the kindness you gave me since I came here. I'm not worth-"
"[Villain], stop." [Hero] had put a warm hand on [Villains] wet cheek. The softness of the gesture startled [Heros] new partner who looked at them with wide eyes. [Hero] managed a small smile before pulling [Villain] into a warm embrace.
"Don't say things like that. You're here, because you did what was right. You came to us and helped us out, because you knew what [Supervillain] does is wrong. Because you couldn't bear it. That says a lot about you as a person.", [Hero] gave [Villain] a small squeeze before letting go. They put their hands on [Villains] face again and smiled as they locked eyes with their former enemy.
"You did some bad things and you need to take on responsibility for that, but you won't have to do that alone. You are with us now and we will support you, okay?"
[Villain] shook their head in confusion. "H-How can you take me in... Just like that?", they whispered while new tears stained their face and [Heros] fingers, "How could anyone possibly want me after I what I've done?"
To that, [Hero] knew the answer.
"I can, because I like you. Because we like you, [Villain]. Because you're worth staying and because you have good inside of you... Because you chose the light, even though your life was set up for darkness." [Hero] said warmly. They smiled at [Villains] unbelieving expression, before embracing them once again.
"...One day, you will see that, too."
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lesbianwriter · 1 year
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“I need your help.” Hero slammed the door shut. The bell jingled noisily, scattering around wildly after the force of Hero’s slam.
Villain’s eyes nearly popped out of her head. “What—how—Hero?”
Blood dripped down the side of Hero’s face, but the do-gooder barely paused a moment before she was hurrying around, closing the blinds over the window and shoving an entire shelf over the door.
“You have a back door, right?”
Stunned, Villain stared at Hero. “…yeah, but that’s not important right now!”
“It’s very important.” Hero grabbed Villain by the wrist. “Grab the money from the cash register.”
“Are you robbing me?” Villain gawped.
“No, I’m acquiring your help and we’ll need money for necessities like food and water, so I’m telling you to grab the money.”
“Hold on!” Villain pulled away, breathing heavily. “What is going on?! You’re not even supposed to know my civilian life! You shouldn’t be here! And—and you’re bleeding and running around without explanation. I don’t understand.”
Sirens began to wail outside.
“I might have pissed off Superhero…and Supervillain.” Hero grimaced, and she touched her fingers to the bleeding gash on her forehead. “You’re the only one who can help me. Please, Villain. For me?”
“I…how did you manage to piss off two of the most powerful forces in the world?” Villain fumbled to open the cash register and shoved a pocketful of cash into her bag, shoving it in Hero’s hands. The situation made no sense—under any normal circumstance then she wouldn’t help Hero—but it didn’t seem like there was much of a choice anymore since Hero brought the problem directly to her. “There’s a back door. You go first, I’ll grab a few things.”
“Villain, no. They’re going to bust down that door at any moment.”
“Do they know my identity?”
“No, but—“
“Punch me in the face. Now.”
“What?”
“Why are you the one hesitating now?!” Villain demanded, her voice rising in pitch as the voices outside began to get louder. “If they walk in and only find me, then—“
Without another word, Hero punched Villain in the face and sent her head reeling.
A trickle of blood began to run down Villain’s nose.
As Villain stumbled woozily for a moment, she regretted it, but by the sounds outside she could tell they were close to knocking down the door. It was better to be safe than sorry. Hurriedly, she clumsily gathered the weapons she’d hidden in case of emergency, and she ran out the back right as the first thud sounded against the door.
“This is your car?” Villain gasped, crawling into the driver’s side seat.
“I hot-wired it.” Hero bit on her bottom lip as she struggled to get the engine to start.
“You stole a car?!”
���You’re a villain, you should be used to crime! That’s why I need your help!”
“I’m not used to you committing the crimes!” The car roared to life and Hero sped out of the alleyway, taking a sharp turn down a relatively empty street and narrowly dodging a hot dog cart. “Will you stop swerving?!”
“Stop screaming! It’s making me nervous!”
“Your driving’s making me nervous!” Villain’s body veered into the window, and she grappled with the seatbelt as Hero took yet another dangerous swerve. “Where are you driving to? The afterlife?!”
She almost vomited in her mouth when Hero finally stopped the car, the sudden jerking motion making her entire body lean forwards and strain against the seatbelt as if she were a boneless rag doll.
Hero breathed out erratically, peering out the side mirror at the police cars zooming by. “Thanks for helping.”
“You didn’t give me a choice.” Villain wheezed. She breathed in through her nose and tried to think clearly, but nothing was forming in her mind because it didn’t make sense.
“Sorry for the punch.”
“I told you to do it; it’s better to be safe than sorry.” She wiped the blood into her sleeve. “Why are both Superhero and Supervillain after you? I thought that you and Superhero were a power couple or something like that…”
“I found out that they’re working with Supervillain.”
“What?”
“I know!” Hero widened her eyes, and when the coast was clear of more cop cars she slowly began to pull out of their hiding spot. “It’s all connected, and they can’t have anybody knowing that—so now they’re trying to kill me!”
“How am I supposed to do anything about that?”
“You used to work for Supervillain. You have to know how to defeat them.”
“Used to.” Villain echoed, finally sitting back up and leaning against the seat. “God, I feel sick. Can you drive slower this time?”
“As long as we don’t run into anybody that wants to kill us.”
Villain did her best to take a calming breath, but the sound she made was closer to a malfunctioning air conditioning system than anything remotely close to calm. She tried to think about what her therapist said. It was always something about finding ways to ground herself. Villain could feel her bones rattling in her body, she could smell old cigarettes from somewhere in the car, she could hear Hero’s voice saying something unintelligible through the static noise humming in her ears.
“What are you saying?” Villain gasped.
Hero glanced over at her. “Are you going to vomit? The windows are the old ones with the cranks, so start opening it now if you need to…”
Numbly, Villain just shook her head. “You were saying something.”
“Will you help me?”
“I quit villainy.”
“This wouldn’t be…that.” Hero grimaced, clenching the steering wheel a little tighter. “It would be heroism. Real heroism.”
“I’m not a hero either. Maybe—maybe you should just go into hiding. I can teach you how to do that. I mean, I’ll have to get a new identity now, and we could do it together.”
“I can’t do that,” Hero sighed. “Villain, they’ll keep looking for me. I can’t be left alive. Either I destroy them or they destroy me.”
Villain chewed on the inside of her mouth as she mulled over the idea. “Fine, but don’t expect me to lay down my life for you.”
“Okay. That’s fair.” Hero exhaled. “Also, by the way, you might want to open the window.”
“…why?”
“There’s more cars coming.” Hero slammed her foot on the gas pedal.
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