paradise / L O S T

Ex-villains graduating to “weird uncle” status.

Ex-villains and hero(es) turning the events of previous battles into bizarre inside jokes.

Ex-villains embracing the power of friendship and love.

Ex-villains putting up walls and keeping to themselves until the heroes teach them what it means to trust someone.

Ex-villains messing up and being forgiven because redemption is a process, not an endgame.

Ex-villains being shy and uncertain about their new place as a hero.

Bonus: Ex-villains hiding behind their hero friends during moments of shyness and uncertainty.

Ex-villains being tempted back to the dark side only to realize how much their newfound friendships mean to them.

Ex-villains pretending to return to the dark side, and using their villain cred to be a mole/saboteur on the heroes’ behalf.

Ex-villains taking the same skills and character traits that made them effective villains and using them for good.

Ex-villains defeating current villains by being better at those skills and traits than they are.

Ex-villains being rejected by almost everyone except the very few willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Ex-villains being ferociously protective of those few.

Ex-villains convincing old allies and friends to follow them to the light side.

Ex-villains helping their hero friends through guilt and self-doubt by reminding them that your mistakes don’t make you and it’s never too late to turn things around.

Ex-villains receiving unconditional trust and affection from someone small and innocent, and having no idea what they’re supposed to do with that.

Ex-villains reuniting with heroic loved ones that they don’t have to fight against anymore.

[ ↪ Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary ]

    feel free to change pronouns / wording !

warning for bad language.

“ are you really sleeping ? ”

“ that was exciting. ”

“ hello ? i’m lost, and hurt. ”  

“ that’s fucked up. ”  

“ why must we suffer like this ? ”  

“ do you hate this world ? ”  

“ you gotta help me. ”  

“ we have to run. ”  

“ i thought you were dead. ”  

“ the first person who touches me loses their eyes. ”  

“ god doesn’t love you. ”  

“ i’m dreaming. or out of my fucking mind. ”  

“ and here i thought this couldn’t get any worse. ”  

“ seen too much to keep the faith. ”  

“ you really busted your head open, didn’t you ? ”  

“ you didn’t give me up to her. ”  

“ i will fear no man. ”  

“ i will be ravenous in my penance. ”  

“ i could climb that. just need something to stand on. ”  

“ you have to kill me. ”  

“ god hates vanity. ”  

“ this world will die screaming. ”  

“ maybe there’s another way around. ”  

“ unforgivable. ”  

“ this isn’t so bad. ”  

“ i know what you are. ”  

“ that wasn’t so bad, was it ? ”  

“ gotta stop the bleeding. ”  

“ i need you to stay calm. ”  

“ your weakness has damned us all. ”  

“ you deserve the hell you’ll get. ”  

“ you were jealous. ”  

“ you were frightened. ”  

“ i’m not putting a fucking toe in that water. ”  

“ i want to see your true face. ”  

“ you’re such a pushover. ”  

“ you don’t want to get in trouble, do you ? ”  

“ stay with me. ”      

“ i only want us to be friends. ”  

“ shame is a gift from god, to let you know right from wrong. ”  

“ what you want is very wrong. ”  

“ i don’t know what you think you saw. ”  

“ i won’t let them kill you. ”  

“ we have to get out of here. ”  

“ i need to lie down. ”  

“ fuck you ! and fuck your god ! ”  

“ it’s getting worse. ”

“ you need to lie down. ”  

“ there’s nothing there. ”  

“ so, like … is she your girlfriend ? ”

“ you’ve murdered paradise. ”