Another Prompt
"N-no. I don't care, I don't care. You know it." Hero chokes back tears, and they lower their gaze, refusing to meet Villain's piercing eyes.
"Don't be stupid!" Villain snaps harshly. They tilt Hero's chin upwards with a gloved hand and rip off their mask with the other.
"Look at me!" Their voice cracks. "I've committed atrocities. I've done things, knowing full well that they were wrong, and I still did them!" They slowly lower their hand.
Hero's breathing hitches, and they bite down on their lip to stop themselves from bursting into tears. "But you've changed. You've done good too. And even before that, I've always seen more. More than a criminal. Someone I love."
Villain feels their throat burn. Why does this feel so wrong? The words that roll of their nemesis's tongue are sincere. They never lie. But they're terrified nonetheless.
"I-I. . .But how do you know I've changed? That I'm not lying, that I won't hurt you? HOW DO YOU TRUST SO BLINDLY, HERO?" they roar, all the hesitation gone from their tone.
"I LOVE YOU! That is how. Love without trust is just like a tree with no roots. So easy to blow away. To destroy. Please, come with me." They take off their mask, eyes glassy and voice desperate.
"I c-can't." Villain is sure they can hear their own heart breaking, and they're the ones clutching the pickaxe, smashing at it with no mercy.
Because they were too selfish stop loving Hero, no matter how wrong it seemed.










