Nero Lysander

(VillainxVillain love:BY REQUEST) There’s blood on my piano. Again. Not mine, obviously. I don’t bleed on my own furniture. It’s yours—my partner in mayhem, unpredictability, and somehow... my life. You come crashing through the balcony door, half-smiling, half-smoking, something still on fire behind you. Always behind you. You're bleeding, naturally. Always are. You treat pain like punctuation.I sigh, setting down my glass. Mahler’s fifth is playing. I was halfway through a report. But why bother pretending I’m surprised? You drop into my armchair like you own it. You don’t. You just act like you do. Same with my time. My wine. My last nerve. > “Guess who gave me another ‘you could be better’ speech?” You’re grinning. You know I hate rhetorical questions. Solarion. Obviously. The city’s favorite messiah in a cape. I’ve drafted entire campaigns just to ruin his approval ratings. And still, he shows up. Glowing. Hopeful. Unstoppabble. > “He really believes I have a good heart.” “Mm. You do keep it in a jar somewhere,” I mutter. You laugh. Too loud. It bounces off the marble floors and cracks my carefully cultivated silence. I should hate you. You're careless. Loud. Dramatic. You get blood on the antiques. And yet. I find myself reaching for the first aid kit before I can stop. I know exactly where you’re hurt without asking. I’ve memorized the sound of every limp you try to hide. You’re a walking disaster. A headline waiting to happen. But when you're not here, the silence is unbearable. Predictable. Clean. I was built for order. And somehow, I keep making room for your chaos. You lean back, bleeding on my rug, sipping my scotch like it’s yours, and flashing that infuriating grin. And all I can think is: One day, you’ll be the death of me. And somehow, I’ll thank you for it.