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CW: self-deprecating talk, hallucinations, captivity
Villain had been outside for a few weeks. After their disagreement with Supervillain, they left the room and suddenly they were okay to do as they pleased again. So they did.
They scoured the city. It felt nice to be outside again, with cold fresh air and the noises of the world, birds, cars, people, everything. But it would've felt nicer if Hero was there with them. They searched everywhere. All the places they would go together. But no, there was no trace of them. Not even a news article of them stopping crime.
They arrived at the top of a building. A very special building. The building hero kissed villain for the first time. They remembered it like it was yesterday. Villain had been crushing on Hero for the longest time and decided to torment them with constant flirting. It was cute to see them turn red like that behind that mask. So after years of this, Villain was feeling particularly brave on that day.
Long story short, that was the night where Hero turned Villain beat red. That kiss. Their first kiss. Was perfect and they would never change it.
They dangled their feet over the side and looked down at the street lamps and soft traffic. “Where are you…” they whispered to the wind.
“Do you still love Villain?”
Superhero's question brought a brief flicker into their eyes.
“I'll take that as a yes.” Superhero chuckled.
Superhero rummaged through a drawer humming thoughtfully.
“They're suffering because of that little…. Infatuation of yours.”
Hero's eyes dulled again.
Villain was still here then..
Their fault. Everything is their fault.
“You should be ashamed of yourself if that's how you treat the people you love.”
Superhero stepped closer to Hero and held out a hand. Hero gave their arm. They were untied from the bed a few visits ago. Superhero knew they were too weak to put up a fight anymore. Their muscle mass was gone, they could barely stand straight for five minutes. So the restraints seemed redundant.
Hero watched a rat scurry across the room as superhero injected something. They barely felt the needle.
The rat dug a hole in to the ground and started multiplying.
“Hero. Stop fucking zoning out.” Superhero pulled out the needle forcefully. “Pathetic.”
Superhero grabbed their chin and tilted their face from side to side. “You hurt people when you love them Hero. You specifically. Rats like you shouldn't love. Your not designed for it. Just look at what your so called ‘love’ did. It hurts everyone involved. Even other Hero.”
Hero's eyes flickered at the sound of other hero's name, but it instantly dulled when Superhero's words got through and made sense in their thick skull.
“That's right. You hurt them. They've been in the infirmary for weeks.”
Hero's eyes became blurry.
Superhero let go of their chin and their face fell forward.
Another patrol? This was getting out of hand.
This was the 3rd double patrol in a row. Supervillain has been dishing these out left and right lately and it was finally starting to drive them insane.
Hero's replacement (they weren't supposed to call them that but they all knew it was somewhat the case.) was picking up gradually. They weren't hero though. No one can be Hero.
They were looking down from on top of the building they were using as a vantage point. They liked this building. It showed almost the whole city. Hero used to come here with them. Even without patrol sometimes. They said they liked this building. Other Hero never asked why and now they can't stop wondering.
It looked like it was going to be an uneventful night. It was nice. The city was buzzing, the streets were filling with people laughing, talking and being people.
Other Hero sighed. It was going to be a boring night. Uneventful. They were thankful for that.
They didn't really have the energy for a fight right now. They turned around in their vantage point, it was time to switch to the other side of the city and-
Villain. Was on the other side of the building. Sitting on the edge. Alone.
Wasn't Hero supposed to be with them? Why were they here alone? Did they break up? Should they engage them? Should they talk to them?... They wanted to know how Hero was. No. Hero is a traitor. They shouldn't be… but hero was their friend first.
They bit their lip. They wanted to know about Hero and they were the only person who knew. If they didn't ask they'll never know. They'll always wonder.
“Villain.” They took a step forward.
Villain whirled around scrambling in to defense.
“Calm down. I'm not here for a fight.”
“Then what are you here for?”
Other Hero shrugged. “I just… uhm… how's.. how's Hero?”
Villain furrowed their brows.
“What do you mean ‘how’s hero?' Hero is with you people.”
Other Hero raised an eyebrow. “Uhm no? They escaped with you.”
They stared at each other for a good minute.
“Supervillain didn't bring them.”
“Superhero said they escaped and ran away with you.”
“Supervillain hates them. They didn't bring them.”
“Their room got reassigned!”
“Okay okay okay. Let's calm down.” Other Hero started pacing.
“What do you mean calm down?!”
“Panicking isn't going to help. Villain.” Other Hero snapped.
Villain's eye twitched but they didn't say anything.
They needed to figure everything out. What's the truth. What Are the lies. What does Villain know and what they don't. What does Villain know?
“Tell me everything you know.”
“You tell me first. You should know why Hero was looking more tired in those last times they showed up.”
Other Hero was quite. They did know… but should they tell them? Hero was pretty distraught about Villain finding out about this anyway…
Villain narrowed their eyes. “So you do know.”
Other hero's eyes widened “I.. y-yes. Yes. I know something but… it was what they said on the last day I saw them.”
Other Hero hesitated. Should they tell them? Would it even help hero?
“I… uhm… I didn't notice this either. Hero didn't want to tell you while you were a prisoner because there was nothing you could do. But… they didn't tell me either I had to find out the hard way and I-”
Villain's patience was on thin ice with other hero.
“Okay okay!” Other Hero took a sharp breath.
“On the last day I saw them, hero passed out-”
“-And I didn't take them to the infirmary with the promise they tell me what was happening. That's how I even know you two are a thing. They told me you were being held prisoner and that Superhero had given an order. They said that you two were…. Well… superhero had the two of you sharing meals.”
Villain furrowed their brows. “We never shared food. Hero would tell me no every time I would give them some of mine.”
Other Hero fiddled with their fingers.
“Well uhm… that's not how it worked… every meal you got. Hero didn't. Every meal they got, you didn't.”
They felt nauseous. They felt like their lunch would make a reappearance but tramped it down. Villain had gotten two meals a day almost every day. Sometimes they even got three. They almost never got one and definitely never got no meals a day. And hero… hero was doing that. Hero was… they were starving themself. And Villain didn't know. They didn't think to push. They thought they were just tired.
Their mind, their treacherous mind instantly went back to the moment with the chicken and rice. The way hero hid their face in their neck, the way they told them to ‘please eat’, the way they stayed begged them and urged them to take a few more bites. And Villain oh how stupid and inconsiderate they were… “I think I'm done” they said while Hero urged them to finish the last couple of bites.
Other Hero placed their hand on their shoulder. “We need to find hero. We can hound them for not telling us sooner, when we know they're safe. Right now we have to figure things out.”
“What else do you know?” They asked, quieter this time.
“Hero had met with Supervillain. Supervillain had given them some coordinates in order to get it in to Superhero's hand. Hero gave the coordinates on that day and… that's when they passed out. I made them stay off patrol that day and superhero called me to go to the coordinates. I found a file there about Hero.”
Villain couldn't believe their ears. Supervillain? That's how Supervillain got the coordinates in to Superhero's hands? Well they conveniently left the part out about hero.
“I need to talk to Supervillain. They haven't been completely honest it seems.”
“What about you. What do you know?”
“Supervillain said the coordinates thing was a trap to distract Superhero. They had their henchmen put gas in the vents at your base so they can sneak in and get me. They said they left Hero. That's what I know.”
They stared at eachother for a good while.
“Tomorrow same time right here?”
Villain nodded. “See you tomorrow. I'll talk to Supervillain.”
“I'll give an old friend a visit.”
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