Prompt #243
“You…love-potioned me?” Hero had their face screwed up like they still didn’t quite understand what was being said. Or maybe didn’t want to understand.”
“It wasn’t supposed to go this far,” Villain said helplessly.
“When?”
“The very first team up. It was for the mission, I didn’t want our cover to be blown but then…” They couldn’t get out the rest. What right did they have to say ‘things changed’?
Hero stared for a long time, several“So all this…all we’ve been… Do I even really love you?”
“I don’t know,” Villain said, a wet sheen gathering in their eyes. “And that is what’s killing me.”




