messythoughtsandscribbledplots:

“Join me.”

The villain’s voice cut across the courtyard, halting the hero in their tracks. They knew the hero could hear the unspoken words—join me and we could be great, join me and we could rule the world, together. God, it was so cliché, but it was true, the two of them together could be astounding; the hero had to be able to see that.

Their shoulders slumped, hand unclenching, sword meant to slay the villain falling to the ground, and when the hero looked up, the fire in their eyes was strong enough to burn the world to ashes.

“Okay.”