aceofwhump reblogged
Anonymous asked:
Kinda random but one of my FAVORITE tropes is when the hero and villain were friends but then an accident occurred and hero was under the assumption that their friend died right in front of them. (Whether they actually died or not may vary)
And then, years later, villain shows up and they’re angry or apathetic or maybe even they don’t remember (but they ARE a villain), but the hero just feels relieved, almost selfishly. They want to save their friend, but it’s more like they want to reconcile with their own survivor’s guilt. They want to save the memory of their friend.
YESYYESYYES YES YOU GET IT
ESPECIALLY THE RETURNING
I have some ideas for how this would go
- Hero sneaking into Superhero's complex, finding Villain completely by accident. Villain looks fine. Just sitting in a dimly lit room, staring off into nothing, an empty glass in their hand.
- "Good god."
- Villain bolts out of the chair. "Get out! Get out of here right now."
Or.
- "You're...alive?" The rush of relief is tainted with horror. Villain doesn't look the same. Their face is scarred, white lines slicing down their chin and around their eyes.
- Hero and Villain staring at each other. Neither move, but every moment is laced with tension.
- Hero turns, without a word, and leaves. Their head throbs and a wave of sudden nausea shakes them to their core. They can't look at Villain like...this. They look too fragile, too different. They can't take it. They convince themselves they'll come back at another time.
- There's a sinking feeling of guilt they can't shake, though they try to vomit it out, bent over a toilet at their apartment. They grip the rim with shaking hands until their knuckles whiten. It's not my fault. It's...not.
Or.
- They rush forward and yank Villain into a tight hug. "Let's get you out of here," they whisper.
- Villain is unresponsive.
- They take Villain back to their apartment and care for them, but constantly push them into their old self.
- "Remember the time we fought outside the gas station?"
- "What are you still doing in bed? Get up already."
- "I thought you liked this movie. Watch it with me. Villain, you're watching it. I'm not taking no for an answer."
- The friendly banter turns to something more demanding the more Villain remains apathetic. They do as Hero says with a heavy silence, the light in their eyes completely gone.
- "You used to be so fun, Villain. You were never like this...before."
- At some point, Villain snaps. "Before what, Hero? Before you left me for dead? Before Superhero did this to me?"
- "Fuck you, Hero. Fuck you and everything you stand for." Villain rakes their hands through their hair, exasperated and tired and embarrassed to be seen like this until it boils over. "You weren't fucking there. I'm not some dumbass lapdog who-- who licks Superhero's boots like you apparently are. I'm glad you're okay, I really am, but I never want to see you again." Villain slams the door behind them as they leave, leaving Hero wracked with a guilt they can't quite place.
