Okay so I just saw the-modern-typewriters prompt calendar for December and I saw todayās prompt and ran with it sooo~ enjoy this snippet of hero getting very relaxed, and cosyš not stressed at all- itās fiiiinnneee
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Heroās heart stopped when their sister walked into the room, villain on her arm looking entirely out of place in a Christmas jumper and a Santa hat.
āOh, heroās sister (sister), he is gorgeous. My, villain she told us you were good looking but not model worthy.ā
āNan, stop-ā sister said blushing bashful. But hero wasnāt tuned into the conversation. No right now, Hero was raging holy war silently against villain who smirked triumphantly at them.
This had crossed a line neither of them dared to before. Villain couldnāt be here. Villain couldnāt be here! Not now. Not today. Hero had intel they were going to be out of town for a few days, but they didnāt think it would be heroās town!
āHero?ā Hero snapped back into their body when their sisters voice piqued through the mental marathon. Hero looked down at sister and swallowed before asking āhmm?ā
āI said what do you think of them? Usually you have comment after comment on people I bring home,ā she said, elbowing hero playfully.
Oh, hero had comments alright. Most of them being Run, and take everyone with you and Iāll try not destroy the house while I kill your new conquest.
How? How did villain know hero had family, hero had been so careful. They hid everything.
Villain walked over to them then, face full of mirth as they stuck out their hand for hero.
āI donāt think weāve met, Iām villain.ā
āIām pretty sure I know you from somewhere,ā hero said, not reaching their hand out to shake.
Villain had the gall to look taken aback, they glanced at sister then back at hero straightening up. āUmm, I donāt know what you mean.ā
āHero! Stop it, youāre being rude,ā sister said, grabbing villains arm and walking into the dining room. Hero stood there frozen in place.
Villainās here. Taking account of everyone hero loves. Learning their names. Their faces. He had to warn everyone at the hero tower. There was a mole, a dirty rat who sold them out and when hero got their hands on them-
Hero took the stairs two by two going into their old bedroom and going straight to their desk drawer. Pulling it open, hero paled.
A little sticky note with a smiley face was left where their comms was supposed to be. Hero cursed, slamming the drawer shut and grabbing their jacket instead. Time for plan B.
Just as hero got to the door, their gran called from inside. āHero, it is Christmas Day. Where do you think youāre going?ā
How did the old bat even know they were going out? They hadnāt laid a finger on the door yet.
āItās just- uh, I forgot something at work-ā
āWhatever it is can wait!ā Hero wanted to slam their head against the wall, but instead took their coat off. Leaving their family with one of the most dangerous villains in the city probably wasnāt the best idea anyways.
Hero went to hand up their coat when they got an idea and started rifling through the coats looking for villains. It would be some extravagant, stupid long, evil-looking coat-
āWhat are you doing?ā The sound of villains voice stopped hero in their tracks. Hero turned, glaring at villain.
āNo what are you doing? This is my house.ā
āAnd my sister? Villain I knew you were sick but leave my family out of this.ā
āSorry, I think thereās something wrong with my hearing,ā villain said putting a hand behind their ear, palm facing hero, āIām not hearing any begging.ā
Hero grabbed villain by the collar of their stupid Christmas jumper and slammed them against the wall. Villain didnāt look phased by the act, eyes shining with amusement.
āTemper, hero. I thought we talked about this,ā villain smiled.
āListen you smug piece of s-ā
āHERO!ā Sisters voice rang through the house, but more importantly the hall. Which she was currently storming down towards them.
āSister, listen- you donāt understand-ā
āOh, no I understand plenty,ā she snarled stepping between hero and villain. Hero let go of villain and stepped back unconsciously in fear of her wrath.
āWho do you think you are to put your hands on anyone? Let alone a guest?!ā She yelled, and hero shrunk back from the sheer volume. Even villains eyes were wide behind sister who stood protectively in front of him. āHow dare you. What if I did that when Love interest was over? Hmm? You want to see me throwing her against a wall?ā
āI-ā was all hero got out before catching villains eye. Villain tilted their head, that devilish smirk on their lips as they mouthed āTemperā over sisters shoulder.
āExactly. Jesus, I just wanted a nice Christmas and to introduce you to villain. Why do you have to ruin it?ā
Hero sagged, their shoulders dropping from defensive and said softly, āYouāre right. Iām sorry. Iāve been rude. Iāll just go-ā
It wasnāt sisters voice that said that. It was villainās. A little too quickly if you asked hero, who fixed villain with a suspicious glance. Both siblings looked around to villain who acted sheepish. Jesus, the villain should have been an actor with how good he was at playing innocent.
āI mean... Iām sorry that we got off on a wrong foot, but that doesnāt mean you have to leave. Itās still Christmas and thereās dinner cooked and everyoneās waiting-ā villain looked to sister then.
āSister I havenāt been completely honest with you. I do know hero, we work at opposing firms in the city. I only remembered when he said I looked familiar. We kind of had a heated couple of run ins-ā hero snorted at that. Yeah, hero had the scars to prove how heated they could be.
Sister narrowed her eyes in the same suspicious way Hero did it was nearly scary how alike they looked. āYou work in Law firm evil, and-ā sister turned her head to hero and realisation seemed to dawn on her face. āYou work in heroās law firm! Of course. That makes sense why you were so weird. Okay, villainās right letās go make the best of today.ā
Villain smiled over sisters head at hero. āYes, letās.ā
Before hero could pass villain, villain pressed something into Heroās hand and walked away. Hero looked down to see their comm link and immediately put it in, turning their back to the dining room.
āTower? Tower is that you?ā
Heroās blood ran cold immediately.Their heart seeming to have frozen over and sending only stuttered beats of blood around their body.
āI see villains done their job perfectly.ā
āWha- what do you want?ā
āI want you to go enjoy a nice Christmas meal, relax. Take a break! You deserve it hero! You save the city everyday, and I want you to have this nice cosy family dinner. In celebration and gratitude.ā
and not leave your house til dawn.ā
āWhat?ā Hero asked, utterly baffled at supervillainās request.
āSee, this reaction just shows how little time you get of holidays. Superhero really works you to the bone huh? All the more reason to stay home today, hero. Really, just enjoy the people you love.ā
āWhat are you up to? What are you planning?ā
āHero, hero, hero. Curiosity killed the cat,ā supervillain sing-songed.
āGood thing Iām not a cat, but I am curious, supervillain. Where are you?ā
āIt doesnāt matter hero, you canāt get to me anyways.ā
āI mean, if you step outside your house before dawn breaks tomorrow villain has strict orders to kill everyone in that house. If you try to sneak out in the middle of the night, like a sneaky little mouse, I have snipers marking the exits. Go on snipers say hello.ā
Hero looked down to see a red laser pointed at their feet and rising to go to their chest. They looked out the window but didnāt see anyone. Fuck!
āWhy are you doing this?ā Hero asked, their voice coming out scared, but they didnāt care. Supervillain had hero on lockdown for 24 hours thereās no telling what they could do to the city by then.
āI just need you out of the way for a couple hours. Remember no one is allowed to leave the house, hero. Merry Christmas.ā
āWait- wait, supervillain! Wait! You bastard! Answer me. What are you doing? What are you up to?ā
āHero?ā Grandad called. Hero turned, hands shaking eyes wide as they stared at their grandfather standing in the arch in the hallway, their mouth going dry.
āHero?ā Grandfather asked again, walking towards hero worry colouring their features. āAre you okay?ā
Hero stared at grandfather, completely numb. Supervillain was going to do something today. Something big. Something both villain and supervillain wanted hero away from. So they couldnāt help. Couldnāt- couldnāt interfere.
āIs it love interest? Is she coming? Hero talk to me.ā
āLove interest?ā Hero asked, just as there was a knock on the door. Heroās heart hammered so hard against their ribs they thought they would break.
Grandfather reached out and opened the door, glancing back at the frozen hero with concern.
āHero!ā Love interest beamed, walking in and kissing Hero on the cheek before bringing them in for a hug.
āL- love interest? You canāt be here. You canāt be here,ā hero mumbled.
āHero?ā Love interest asked, and looked to grandfather who shrugged.
āTheyāve been like this all day. See if you can cheer āem up, yea? And try get them in for some dinner or grandmother is going to throw a fit,ā grandfather added, slipping into the dining room.
Love interest had her hand on heroās arm, going to their neck and cupping heroās cheek turning them to look at her. Her big brown eyes stubborn and concerned.
āHero, what is it?ā She demanded.
āVillain- villainās here. Villainās here because supervillain is doing something big today and they want me out of the way⦠and Villainās here and thereās snipers and if I try to warn anyone villain will kill everyone-ā
āHero, hero! Sssh, itās okay. Itās okay. This isnāt your fault.ā
āI should have known. I should have met sisters partner before today. She invited me over and everything but I said no, and I should have known.ā
āWhoās to say villain wouldnāt have ambushed you that day either? Whatever happens is not on you, okay? Just worry about your sister, weāll talk to her and try and turn her off villain, but right now you need to get inside and have dinner. Okay?ā
āIf villain sees you-ā
āDonāt worry. I know the best hero in the business,ā she said with a smile so confident it snapped hero back from the edge of the cliff their mind was bout to plummet off.
Just as love interest turned hero leaned in and kissed her. Love interest melted into the kiss with a smile, then pulled away.
āMerry Christmas,ā hero smiled.
āMerry Christmas, hero.ā
āWeāre ready for you, boss,ā sycophantic villainās voice came through the comms and supervillain smiled. They stood up, buttoned their suit jacket and followed sycophantic villain through to the hero tower holding cells. Currently holding the top heroās in the city. Supervillain smirked when he stopped outside superheroās cell. He made sure superhero was put in a cell alone. Their nemesis had a habit of inspiring even the most miserable in dire times. No. Superhero had to be alone. To not just break their teams spirit, but superheroās as well.
Superhero slammed their hand on the power dampening glass separating the pair.
āWhat did you do with hero, supervillain? Where are they?!ā
āDonāt worry about them, darling. Letās worry about you. You look so cosy in there, white really suits you.ā
āWhen I get out of here-ā
āIf. You built these cells yourself, superhero. You never miss a trick. Donāt worry. Heroās nice and cosy too. Having a lovely little chat with villain over a turkey.ā
āHero will come. Theyāll find us,ā superhero said and supervillain laughed.
āOh donāt worry, Iām counting on it.ā