Pet Whumpee thinks Caretaker is their new master trope— but pet whumpee is villain and caretaker is hero (I’m here for the sobbing and pleading 🤭)
CW: Pet whump, indebted
"Supervillain? Hey, listen, we need to talk about—" Hero froze, hand still on the doorknob. "What... what are you doing here..?"
Eyes wide, Villain slowly sank to their knees. "I-I... I'm sorry, I-I’ll go—"
"No you won't."
Hero turned on their heel, coming face to face with Supervillain.
"Good afternoon, darling." Supervillain pressed a light kiss to Hero's cheek, reaching around Hero's back and pulling the door closed. "What did you need to talk to me about?"
Hero hesitated. "Wasn't... wasn't that Villain..? Why are they in your office?"
"They live here."
"... In... your office..?"
With a long sigh, Supervillain dragged their fingers through their hair. "Well, I didn't really plan on you finding out this way, but I guess it's a bit late now. Villain owed me a rather large debt. This is how I chose to collect."
"What do you mean..?"
"They're mine now."
"Like some kind of slave? Supervillain that's—"
"No, no, no. More like... a pet. Yeah. They're like a pet."
Hero gave a slow, easy smile. "Oh, okay. That makes sense. But you don't want to share them?"
Supervillain raised an eyebrow. "Why? Do you want them?"
Hero shrugged. "If I said yes, would you give them to me?"
Leaning close, Supervillain kissed Hero lightly on the lips. "Hero, I would give you the sun, moon, and stars if you only asked me." After a moment, Supervillain stood and opened their office door again. "Villain, come here."
Hero watched Villain emerge from the office, low to the ground. In their eyes was a terror that Hero had yet to see elsewhere.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Hero. Did you have something else you wanted to tall about? I'm afraid I have to go, but—"
"It's alright." Hero straightened Supervillain's uniform. "It can wait."
With a quick peck on the cheek, Supervillain was off.
As soon as Supervillain was out of sight, Hero knelt next to Villain. "Are you okay?"
Villain flinched, tears welling up in their eyes. "Di-did I do something wrong..? I-i-is Supervillain angry with me..?"
Hero reached out a hand to brush Villain's hair out of their face. "No, darling. No one is angry with you."
A huge tear rolled down Villain's cheek as they stifled a sob. "Ple-please don't hurt me... I... I-I'll do a-anything you want... I just... I just don't want it to hurt anymore... please..."
"It's alright, darling. You're coming home with me, okay? Supervillain will leave you alone now." Hero drew Villain up to their feet. As they stood, the tears seemed to spill down Villain's face faster.
"I-I-I... ho-home with you..? D-did Supervillain... A-are they getting rid of me..?"
"Shhh... There'll be time for questions later. Come now. Let's get you out of here..."