Context: You were a hero, and you did something horrible. You don't remember. You just know the end is rapidly approaching, but... do you honestly care, anymore?

Setting: A skyscraper rooftop

Tags:[M4F][Lovers to Enemies][Ex-Boyfriend Villain Speaker][Accused Ex-Hero Listener][Mystery][Hero x Villain][HARD Angst][Heartbreak][Argument][Murder Mystery][Betrayal][Lore Drops][Quandry Mention][Moonvale Story][CW: Hard Angst/Mention of Murder]

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[Scene opens in a flight above the city]

[SFX: The rush of air as the Listener flies about]

[You drift over the city, listless. You don’t even remember why you came out here when…]

“Aha! THERE YOU ARE!”

[SFX: The Listener getting slammed into the rooftop of a skyscraper]

[You are slammed into without warning and hurtle toward a rooftop, slamming into. Your attacker towers over you, holding you down. It’s your ex]

“Finally caught up with you! Haha… You know, I’ve said it before, but you can be awfully deceptive for a hero! Guess that little factoid made it really easy for you to stab everyone in the fucking back, huh, hero?!”

[...]

“What… Nothing to say? I’ve been chasing you for months… Do you know how degrading it is for a villain to be forced to work with the police to investigate a murder? A murder committed by the city’s greatest hero?! I can’t say I fucking enjoy it, sweetheart!”

[...]

“...Just gonna lie there and look up at me with those cold, dead eyes, hmm? Not even a fight, my pristine, honorable little liar?”

[...Pause]

“Oh, of COURSE it doesn’t matter what you say! You hardly said anything after you killed a man and then casually walked out of the building! Rrgh… it doesn’t matter. Hold still!”

[SFX: The Listener recoiling a bit as the Villain stabs a needle into her arm]

“Nngh! There! There… one little jab and you’ll be asleep in minutes. Can’t have you at full power when the Quandry arrives, can I?”

[Pause!]

[At the mention of the Quandry, you begin to struggle as hard as you can, but the tranquilizer is already taking effect]

“Ah ah! No you don’t! That tranquilizer was made to take down an elephant to compensate for your powers, my dear! You’re going to answer for what you did, one way or another!”

[Pause!]

“Oh, I am SURE there are things I don’t know, darling! You killed a man and then fled the scene, no explanation, no excuse, no ANYTHING! You just vanished off the face of the Earth! Do you… do you even comprehend how agonizing that was for me?!”

[Pause!!!]

“Shut… Just stop this! You don’t get to do this, now! You don’t get to switch up your silence by insisting that you ‘did your best to make things right’?! What does that mean?”

[...]

“...That’s what I thought. You always did this, you know. Do this… thing where you go all quiet and space out and then get defensive when people try to get you to answer simple questions! I don’t know what your problem is, what little demons run around in that thick, empty skull, but there’s no excuse!”

[Pause]

“‘I didn’t know what else to do’, she says. Just… Just stop struggling, spare me your lies, and… just stop. I gave up on you a long time ago.”

[...]

[A cold sneer crossed his lips]

“I want no more of your nonsense. I just want to forget you, if I ever even can.”

[SFX: One intense heartbeat]

[You almost go completely limp in his grasp]

“...You’ve gone quiet. Does this mean you are willing to surrender peacefully?”

[SFX: More frantic heartbeats]

[The iciness, the certainty, in his eyes fades for a moment]

“D…Did I ever really… love…you?”

[...]

“...W-Why…? How could you ask that?! It KILLED me to have to go back on my promise! I spent countless nights struggling because I wanted to end your struggling SO fucking badly! But nothing I did… stopped you from doing what you did. Murdering the chief of police, y-you… my father! You KILLED my father and then acted like you didn’t remember anything, even in the face of overwhelming proof that you walked into his office, drew out a pistol, and SHOT him in the face before he could even utter a, “Hello, sweetie!” for fucks sake!”

[...]

“I loved you… so…so much. Please… please, just be honest with me. Please… Did you kill him?”

[Pause]

[He recoils at the bluntness of your answer]

“Why?! WHY?! Was this your plan from the beginning?! You’re a HERO, for fucks sake!”

[Pause!]

[He snarls, charging forward at you. You remain unmoved as he punches you with enough force to send you flying back into the wall]

[SFX: A violent crash and rubble falling]

“I-!... A-Ahh…”

[He pales as you stare at him from the rubble]

“...I… I’m so sorry… Even though I… fucking HATE you, I shouldn’t… I shouldn’t have hit you…”

[...]

“...Get up.”

[...]

[SFX: A faint helicopter approaching]

“Get. Up!”

[...]

“GET UP, AND TELL MY WHY YOU DID THIS! You owe me that much, at least, and gods know I’m not going to visit you in prison, so at least give me some closure!”

[...]

[He snarls again in frustration]

“You can’t. Of course, you fucking can’t, why would you?! Listen here, Little Miss Hero… the Quandry will get it out of you, one way or another, so don’t think holding any secrets is going to save you!”

[...]

[His voice softens to desperation]

“Please! They’re going to torture you if you don’t comply!”

[Pause!!!]

[He’s taken aback as you scream the only thing you can at that moment]

“You didn’t… want to…?”

[Pause!!!!]

“...I don’t believe you. You were a hero, for fuck’s sake! I’m the villain, don’t you think you should have been saving people instead of shooting them?!”

[SFX: The helicopter landing on the rooftop]

[He stares into your eyes, cold. Pained]

“...I hope it was worth i-”.

[Pause!!!]

“Excuse me?”

[SFX: Footsteps hurrying toward them]

[Pause!!!!]

“...His office… 017023? What? What the fuck are you-?!”

[SFX: The footsteps stopping]

“Ah, good timing, gentlemen… Arrest her, she’s been tranquilized already…”

[SFX: The Quandry agents dragging the Listener away]

[You’re hoisted up with little regard and dragged toward the helicopter as they cuff you. Your eyes meet once more, and you wish the hate in his eyes was enough to kill you there and then. But it seems there is no rest for you]

[SFX: The helicopter flying off]

[He stands by himself for a good bit, still in shock]

“...His office…017023… She had to mean Dad’s office, but he doesn’t have a safe in there…”

[He gives a shaky sigh]

“...Fine. If that’s your way of trying to give me an answer, then I’ll look… I want so badly to believe that you meant what you said, but… but how can camera footage that’s been locked down more tightly than Fort Knox lie…?”

[SFX: The wind blowing ominously]

“...Only one way to find out…”

[SFX: The Villain flying off]

[To be continued]

Note: Mystery is my weakest genre, I feel, but I’m going to try and make this a good story 0.0 imagine being a supervillain with the chief of police for a Dad, lol. Dinner must be so awkward.