#villain-enthusiast

[villain-enthusiast]

The hero coughed blood.

Fucking shit, they thought frantically, hand pressed over the gaping wound in their side. Their new opponent packed a serious punch, more than what the agency had expected when they sent the hero out to stop them. Somehow they’d escaped, but not without the nasty stab to their stomach.

Class two villain my ass. The hero grunted as they stumbled into an alleyway, nearly slamming their shoulder into one of the brick walls. They slipped into damp corner and sat down gingerly, their breathing shallow. Cold sweat broke out on their forehead.

They shook the sputtering communication device on their wrist. Busted. The hero suddenly realized with disturbing clarity that they would die here if they didn’t get help soon, bleeding their guts out on the floor.

Blinding pain shot through their torso, and they closed their eyes, muscles clenching. They couldn’t stand up, not without passing out. And with their internal bleeding, pressure to the wound would be largely ineffective.

They were so totally fucked.

“Hero?”

The hero’s lids snapped open. The cloaked figure before them dipped and swayed, but they forced themselves to concentrate. No, that wasn’t their assaulter, that was—

“Villain,” they rasped.

“What are you doing all the way out here?” The villain’s tone was mocking, but could the hero hear a hint of concern?

The hero attempted a sloppy smirk as they approached. “Oh, y’know, just decided to get stabbed and die today. Regular hero shenanigans.” Shit, their words were slurring.

The villain didn’t respond, crouching down in front of them. Their fingers brushed over the throbbing cut on their cheek, ghosted over the bruise on their jaw—it was funny, the hero noted, how the villain's first instinct was to check their face—before trailing down to the still-bleeding wound at their side. Their hand paused.

The silence was so thick that the hero could hear their wavering heartbeat in their ears.

“Who did this to you.” The villain’s words were quiet. Deadly.

The hero choked on a disbelieving laugh. “Like you care,” they wheezed, but even they could hear the doubt in their own voice. When the villain continued to wait for an answer, they added, "One of your lackeys.” Their eyes fluttered as a wave of fatigue overwhelmed them.

The villain snapped their fingers. "Hey, stay with me." They gently removed the hero's limp hand from their side, examining the gash. They swore under their breath.

"That bad, huh," the hero huffed.

“This looks like [other villain]’s work,” the villain muttered. “Destroying your comms, letting you escape with a fatal wound, making you think you’ve gotten away when really,” their eyes slid up to meet the hero’s detached stare, “you’re on the brink of death.”

“How kind of them.”

The villain shook their head. “Why were you even fighting them? They’re superhero’s responsibility. You’re supposed to be going after me.” They paused, gaze darkening. “And only me.”

The hero shrugged minutely. “Agency assignment.” Their muscles clenched as white hot pain rattled through them again, leaving them weaker than ever. “Can you just kill me already? That’s what you came for, isn’t it?” They titled their head back against the wall and closed their eyes, feeling their body grow more distant by the second. “Just fucking do it.”

They heard the villain move, and they waited for the knife against their throat or the gun at their temple, but instead, gloved hands slid under their back and legs, lifting them up.

What? The hero shifted weakly, but the villain shushed them and bundled them closer to their chest.

“No questions. I’ve got you,” the villain murmured, holding them tightly as they sprinted down the alley, making sure they didn’t jostle their injury. “You can sleep now. I’ve got you.”

And the hero, somehow feeling safe in their enemy’s arms and too tired to wonder why they were being saved, succumbed to the pull of unconsciousness not a second later.

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part two

#this one’s longer than usual sorry #couldn’t help myself with the ‘who did this to u’ type shit #hero #villain #hero and villain #villain and hero #hero/villain #villain/hero #villain caretaker #possessive villain #but they’re kinda nice yk #enemies to lovers #maybe if u squint #my writing #writing snippet #villain-enthusiast

[aphel1on]

i have such a love for characters who descend into madness or villainy out of deep, deep empathy. characters who fundamentally cannot cope with the cruel realities they find themselves in and blow up about it in spectacular fashion. fallen angel type characters with tears of outrage in their eyes. characters who break before they bend, and break so badly they splatter blood all over their noble ideals. every variation on it gets me so good

#getou suguru #kaneki ken #abyss twin #i know there are others who im not thinking of rn #feel free to reblog with more examples #aphelion.txt #tropes #WAIT I REMEMBERED MORE #jaina proudmoore #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #phosphophyllite #i just spent like half an hour trying to find this on tv tropes but it must be. Too specific of a thing i have in mind bc #I just kept finding similar and related but too broad categories #despair event horizon. fallen hero. well intentioned extremist. etc etc etc #like specifically i'm talking about when the character's EMPATHY is the CRUX of the problem. sosooo crunchyjuicytasty #edit: #also just know that i am reading every tag on this post #and enthusiastically scribbling down the names i dont recognizr #so i can check out their series later #edit 2 wow this post blew up 🫡 godspeed fellow villain likers #the amount of people tagging this as 'me lmao' is concerning to me #wwx #how did i fucking forget this was also yllz era wwx

[tswwwit]

Wait, does the cheating thing on the bond always works? bcs that would be kinda freaky for R!Dipper like imagine you get pinned down by someone in the corner of a br or smthng and then said person kissed you and proceeded to explode into red mist and you literally have no idea what happened.

Also, would the constellation mark be a "cursed" Mark over the years, like you would give birth to a baby and the doctor says "😟 I am so sorry ma'am,,, I'm afraid your baby has the Cipher Companion mark. ( could also be something equally as science-y like Ursa Major, Constellation Calamation, etc idk)" And you just burst into tears.

Would that mean that dipper would get into a special program(demon wrangling program or smthng, demonologist? Maybe)? Or would the parents hide it away hoping that Bill would never take their child away?

(Sorry this au is just very interesting to me,,,, I hope u get more motivation, keep writing author 💪)

These are all options! The fun part of reincarnation AU being left ambiguous is that technically any of them could happen.

#Answers #Okay but for full transparency #I never really figured out what the 'cheating' consequence is #It's a nebulous concept since I've never had to write it happening #And left ambiguous because neither of these two are into anyone else - and as a writer I like to leave my options open! #I would assume that one of the few things they agreed on when making the contract was that unwelcome advances didn't count as cheating #But that the villain in question would get what was coming to them. Very Violently. They wanna step on a landmine? Let 'em have it #Dipper would have made a frowny face at the violence but agreed. Privately thinking well that's actually a *bonus* #A built-in defense system of sorts #(Something Bill was also thinking but absolutely phrased in the possessive aspect) #Whether or not the Consequences kick in before they meet again - their equivalent of their vow renewal - is up for grabs #Dipper trying to fend off someone only to have them burst into flames and/or blood would feel a terrified sense of relief #Who knows! Maybe Dipper has protection but has a chance for other actions before they meet again! #But the odds of that occurring are very slim. Partly due to his general awkwardness #And distinct hesitation on Dipper's part. Even though he *thinks* he should be enthusiastic #He looks at the person he's in bed with and just. It feels weird. Maybe because he hasn't (in his memory) done this before #Great job Dipper!! Someone in your bed and the best you can do is kinda grimace. Real sexy. #If he does ever manage to get up to something it's not even a tenth of the time he has with his husband #Dipper reincarnations are all very unfortunately attracted as hell to Bill Cipher and they're deeply alarmed by it #I do like the idea of different parental groups finding Dipper's birthmark and having different reactions #Perhaps a random incarnation of one of his family members ends up in charge of him one time #The results would vary *wildly* depending on who it was #On a scale of Mabel Mom to Ford Uncle how are you preparing this person for his invitable enhusbanding #(Stan remains pretty much the same but has a lot of bad marriage advice) #Wow that's a lot of tags even for me #I am going to queue this and sleep

[blorbocedes]

ok, so i got into f1 through dts in the past few years, and then stumbled across the brocedes rabbit hole recently. before that i didn't really know/like nico at all, because everyone made out like he was awful and obsessed with lewis. but i've just been watching the 2016 season, and not only is nico actually really nice (especially when he keeps being booed by crowds for literally no reason) but i have to say that i was shocked by how unreliable both mercedes cars were in that season. like, people make it out as though lewis' car was breaking down all the time and nico's was perfect, but in almost every race where lewis had car issues, so did nico. even watching the sky sports coverage (where they do talk almost non-stop about lewis and are definitely biased towards him), the number of times that they interview niki or toto going 'oh it was a perfect race for nico but car issues for lewis' and toto or niki say that actually both cars had issues is insane. also, people keep saying that nico would deliberately speak foreign languages in the cooldown room to exclude lewis (which im obviously not discounting), but in almost all of the cooldown rooms that they've shown for this season, it's just really awkward and quiet as they don't talk to each other, or anyone at all really. i feel like nico has just been done so dirty by everyone

come here anon let me kiss you with tongue

i went through this exact journey of discovery too where I was like yeahhhh everyone hates this guy! boo 🍅🍅🍅 so I went looking deeper into why (so I can be an #informed hater) and then I was like HUH.... he's not the manipulative evil obsessed with lewis can't get over their past relationship dude he's portrayed in fanon or exacerbated by sky news. in fact he was well liked by the grid!!! he invited others on Air Rosberg so they could all go travel together. and don't get me started on The Narratives of it all. my man was getting booed at Silverstone or for beating lewis, and he was saying thank you to the fans... the tifosi booed him for winning Monza and he turned that around and made them sing with him!!! (and then kravitz called it embarrassing 😶)

the British sky coverage bias is SO real, and not do get me started on the crashes which are all framed as "Nico got envious and rammed into Lewis" and not the amount of times Lewis didn't leave enough space, or he was the one who caused it....... but I digress. the W-06s were kind of like the 2022 Ferraris where they were insanely fast but notoriously unreliable. fucking hell when Nico won the championship -- EVERYONE including his own team of Toto and Niki were talking about whether Lewis lost due to DNFs, and it took sebastian vettel to be like. hey. can we talk about Nico's deserved win tho?

lewis was asked if he thought the better man won and he said he didn't agree with that, and then when he retired was like "oh I'm not surprised, it's the first time he's won anything in 20 years." 🥴🥴🥴

every time someone learns more about nico over what's regurgitated about him they're always Huh... he's just some well meaning cringe dude... and not an evil mastermind 🤥 I do not discount that they've both hurt each other in ways we're not aware of, but everything that's publicly available means that's not our stance to take (hate a guy on Behalf of lewis cause he won't say his name)

now I don't blame fans -- how would you know about something that happened like 7 years ago now? and Lewis is very skilled at the narratives around him, he had a team that despite letting both drivers race was clearly behind him; and everything since DTS, fanon has been reinforcing the same narrative.

ultimately, nico won 2016 and lewis won the narrative.

sorry this answer got so long!!! i have mental problems!!! happy to recruit you in our large number of 6 nicologists if you now swing that way. 💕

#nico rosberg #the villainizing nico thesis (condensed) #i wish he was as evil as fandom makes him out to be. instead he's just a guy very enthusiastic about electric cars #cringe (affectionate) #blorbocedes ask #nicology

[whumpflash]

Can we see some cerus before his fall?

:) time for actual cringefail overlord?

Umbra: Beginning of the End

cw: war/death mention

Penumbra Masterlist

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"The rebels are gaining ground."

The scroll was small; brusque and to the point. In the last year alone, there had been dozens just like it, ill tidings scrawled across each one.

"The dissidents prevailed today."

"The rebellion has spread to the western end of Feyadel."

"The eleventh legion has fallen, sire."

Cerus tossed the small, curling piece of parchment into the fire, watched it smolder and redden and turn to ash. Defeat was closing in, like the sun setting over the course of the day, spreading slow shadow that would soon cloak the world in an all-consuming darkness.

The end was surely coming for him. It had started with his father's death. Sudden, a broken neck at the bottom of a staircase, leaving Cerus gripped more with fear than grief when he looked upon the corpse for the last time.

For what was he to do now?

He'd been the royal high mage, boosting his father's power with magical means. His father, who was supposed to live for many more years, who was supposed to grow old and hand over the throne gradually, giving Cerus time to learn and grow into the role. His father, who was now a body in the ground.

Most of King Hollowthorn's bannermen left before the grave was even filled in; the rest filed out one by one in the coming weeks. They knew the people of Feyadel were unhappy with the crown, only kept in line by the king's schemes and careful pressures. They knew Cerus had none of his father's experience, that he was weak. That the people would see his faults and find within them an opportunity. Cerus knew too, but now he was alone.

He'd gathered some meager support, elevating a handful of knights to generals and battalion leaders in preparation for the war that was sure to come.

 He'd been lenient in his early months as king, conceding to the demands of a few villages for lessened taxes and a lift on the poaching ban. He'd even raised the damned dead in an attempt to cow his subjects into submission. But it wasn't enough.

It never would've been enough.

The first large-scale revolt was in a small town a hundred miles away, on the eve of his coronation, and more acts of rebellion were swift to follow.

No matter how many dead were raised, the spirit of the people outmatched the unfeeling relentlessness of his ghouls.

For six years, he'd sat anxious on the throne, lost sleep over lost loyalty, watched as his hold on his birthright was broken bit by bit.

And with it, his hopes of emerging victorious.

Soon his treacherous subjects would reach the capital city, and then there would be nothing left.

So he'd fortify it. Pull back forces and protect his last true stronghold. If he expended all his energy, he could summon enough undead that it would take all the rebel forces had to oppose them. Even if he was outmatched, his ghoulish soldiers didn't need food, nor rest, nor tending to their wounds, unlike the rebel armies. He'd wait. Let them drain their supplies before launching a counterattack. He still had a chance.

And then when the battle was won, and he stood triumphant over the bodies and the curling smoke, he'd be king of the nothing.

He'd heard some were calling him Shadow King, and whether it was a description or an insult, he didn't know. But if he won, that was all he'd ever be. King of the shadows, of the ruin that would remain of Feyadel.

How had things turned so foul? Hadn't there ever been a time where he thought he could be something more? A better king than his father? A mage that could deal in something other than death and decay?

It mattered little now, if there was ever a chance at all. Could've beens would change nothing. Cerus had to hold on to what he had, what little power remained.

And if he couldn't, he'd die fighting those who dared try and take it from him.

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@whumpwillow @rabbitdrabbles @kixngiggles @honeycollectswhump @chiswhumpcorner @whatwhumpcomments , @dont-look-me-in-the-eye , @turn-the-tables-on-them , @pigeonwhumps , @itsmyworld23 , @andromeda-liske , @starlit-hopes-and-dreams , @haro-whumps , @kira-the-whump-enthusiast , @whumpedydump , @mannerofwhump

#poor sad cerus #no friends #loser king #really he never had a chance #and while his methods of trying to stay in control *cough* mass slaughter *cough* are wrong i still feel for him #dont worry buddy it gets worse :) #penumbra: shadow king #villain whump #whump writing #fantasy whump #emotional whump #exhaustion #kira the whump enthusiast #thanks for the prompt c:

[green-ink]

Do you ever think what the cryptid-enthusiasts of Gotham would've thought about Batman, like did they think he was actually mothman or smth?

Did they just see a shadow with massive "wings", a bipedal form, and absolutely ripped muscles they're like 'omg mothman proof real!?' Only to find out a couple months later it's actually a dude dressing up as a bat for some reason.

Then imagine them finding out about Man-Bat.

#Cryptid enthusiasts are simultaneously thriving and suffering in Gotham #like after bruce became batman suddenly youve got a million different animalistic/monster-esque villains popping up #do you say fuck it to Bigfoot after encountering Killer Croc/Shark King/Clayface/ect? or do you believe in him even stronger? #batman #the batman #btas #gotham memes #gotham citizen memes #random thoughts #cryptids #mothman

[chewysgummies]

I don't know why, but I find it heartwarming to think that Killbot 86 would be the type to be overjoyed about becoming/finding out he's a father.

#chewys notes #killbot 86 #woy #wander over yonder #just random ramblings #like i can imagine him being so emotional and shit #and extremely enthusiastic about being a dad #he may be a villain #i can see him having a light hearted soul #I love him

[snarkylinda]

The BAU siblings having normal nights out my beloved. My serotonin. My everything.

#criminal minds #derek morgan #penelope garcia #spencer reid #ashley seaver #all that I needed was Emily thereeeee #oh well what can you do #also Penny nodding enthusiastically as Spencer explains the villain thing is SO CUTE OMG

[nadiaportia]

I could dust this blog off by reblogging some stuff lol, after all i'll keep it as an archive to never be deleted

#there's probs so much new cool art #but also since last being here i have embraced my true nature of a villain enthusiast so thats all you might get

[villain-enthusiast]

requests

cute fluff civilian meets villain at a ball flirty villain x flustered hero confident hero flirts with flustered scientist villain hero and villain waltz at a ball confident/oblivious scientist x flustered villain flustered hero finds villain in their house spicy talk with dom hero x villain super sunny hero x dark villain seductive villain x flustered hero villain accidentally drinks a love potion

dark/toxic romance vampire villain seduces hunter hero possessive villain x defiant hero - 1k follower special! villain manipulates hero villain threatens hero against a wall - part two

angst/whump hero gets tortured by their team villain council forbids villain to meet with their lover injured villain has to take care of themselves hero visits comatose villain villain taunts kidnapped hero - part two villain finds abused hero sidekick hero and villain are siblings hero finds abused villain sidekick villain kidnaps abused child - part two villain infiltrates hero's mind - part two stoic hero gets tortured by villain hero is gifted to villain as a peace offering - part two hero has to fight teenage villain hero puts a fist in their mouth - part two assassin hero interrogated by villain - part two hero deals with aftermath of torture teen villain finds out teen hero is abused scared hero can't handle being kidnapped - part two villain breakdown prompts

other hero/villain dynamics dignified supervillain kidnaps sarcastic civilian dark villain kidnaps hero's friend hero meets villain for the first time fire hero fights shadow villain dom hero x dom villain villain finds out hero is a teenager assassin meets prince child headstrong hero confronts dark villain civilian's older sibling is hero hero + sidekick saves villain from supervillain civilian calls villain their hero empathetic hero gets tricked by villain jealous villain finds out hero is fighting supervillain scared hero kidnapped by intimidating villain villain bonds with hero's kid hero asks for villain's help

#YEAAHHH #this took forever #lmk if something is acting goofy #masterlist #hero #villain #hero and villain #villain and hero #hero/villain #villain/hero #villain x hero #hero x villain #enemies to lovers #whump writing #hurt/comfort #villain-enthusiast

[rainey-arts]

Lil Gunsurna thing cause I love them and I'm a sucker for villains

(villains win AU)

Usurna rarely grew out her fur, she always kept it shaved. She usually claimed it simply looked odd on her, the last time Gunmar can even recall seeing her with fur was when she was in her 200's-- if he remembered correctly her fur was purplish in color, a dark purple that was just light enough to look different from her skin, when it was grown out she'd always keep it cut to grow along her back rather than her shoulders (simaler to Gunmar's) it was comfier that way. Gunmar always thought it was lovely, he never understood why she said it wasn't.

Nonetheless he never questioned, It wasn't his place to make comments on how she presented herself, that was her business, besides he had grown used to her appearance without it.

So one can imagine his surprise when during the winter, after being gone for a month for one reason or another, Usurna came to greet with her fur well grown out, it was well kept of course, he wouldn't expect any less from his mate but not nearly as cut down as she had it when they were young. She hadn't bothered wearing her crown, it looked odd, different robes as well, more suited for the colder weather.

He didn't comment at first, simply greeted her the same way he always did with a gentle touch of their forheads, but he'd be lying if he said the change in appearance hadn't caught his eye, the fur wasn't the same purplish color he remembered, instead it was white, mostly from age. After a while he did mention it, more in a curious manner than anything else "your grew you fur out?" Naturally she gave a reasonable reply "yes, its winter and far to cold for me to worry with shaving it, once the air warms again I'll cut it back off" she hummed, not really bothering to spare him even a glance as they walked.

"It looks nice" Gunmar looked over to her, lightly brushing his clawed hand through it, it was thick, soft to the touch, far more textured than his own. his comment earned a small roll of the eyes from Usurna "Hardly, it's a mess" she scoffed, lightly shoeing his hand away from the area, it was well kept, so naturally the comment confused him a tad, especially since usually Usurna would simply agree with any compliments he'd give her "are you doubting my judgement?" "In this case , yes I am, my Lord" Gunmar gave a small grunt at the response. After a bit he sighed slipping his arm around her elbow to keep her closer while walking, Usurna set a hand against his arm, and they were quiet for a while. "I was serious you know, it looks nice, you should grow it out more" his gruff voice cut through the silence "don't count on it, My lord" she responded with a light pat against his forearm "it's going away the moment spring comes, don't get used to it"

Gunmar let out a disappointed sigh, lightly nudging he cheek with his nose "very well, if that's what you want" "it is" Usurna had her mind well set, it was coming off as soon as possible, but still she appreciated the compliments from earlier. "But thank you, I'm glad you like it" that made Gunmar's demoner soften a tad, a short lived smile crossing his lips "Your welcome" he hummed, he'd enjoy her newer appearance while it lasted, and when spring came he'd love his mate the same.

#trollhunters #gunmar #Usurna #i love making scary evil people soft for eachother 😌 #i will forever be a Gunmar x Usurna enthusiast #they ar ein love cause i said so #villains win AU #fanfic #toa

[wren-of-the-woods]

I'm currently ignoring all my longer WIPs in order to write a ficlet which is literally just Geraskefer meeting a kitten and I'm having the time of my life <3

#i'm following my dreams!! #good for the soul #wren talks #wren writes #at some point sappiness shall be posted!! #*enthusiastically villainous cackling*

[marypsue]

A two-sentence thought/observation I had about Stranger Things’ Vecna is ballooning into a several-page thesis on how to construct a memorable villain, visually/aesthetically, and you are all going to hear about it. Eventually. 

#and I am having a fucking BALL #i'm still not finished season four (yeah STILL) but even with the spoilery stuff I've been unable to avoid #and the growing hints that all the apparently random disparate aesthetic elements are connected by Lore(TM): #I still don't think he works on a strictly aesthetic level and my brain is on FIRE trying to work out why exactly that is #(the very very tl;dr version so far: no coherent primary aesthetic element linked directly to a recognisable silhouette #+ also just Too Much additional visual elements with no clear throughline) #(a good memorable visually compelling villain should have a Hierarchy of iconography. this guy's just got a constellation) #(if you have to tell a story about why the visual elements are all connected and you don't have One that people can look at and go #'oh yeah that's that guy' #then your villain is not aesthetically coherent or memorable! sorry!) #anyway. i'm going to write a post once i've got my thoughts together so i won't rewrite that post in the tags here #but yeah brace yourselves. a very enthusiastic amateur breakdown of Why Certain Villains Are Visually Iconic #(And Why Certain Others Failed At That) #(and not just the one mentioned in the post either) #coming soon to a tumblog near you

[blujayonthewing]

shoutout to millipedes and centipedes for sorting their vibes out so efficiently. one of them is a small slow shy gentle friend and one of them is BITING YOU BITING YOU BITING YOU BITING YOU BITING YOU and when you look at them you can instantly tell

#as a spider enthusiast far be it for me to slander centipedes I'm sure they're lovely creatures in their own way #this is mostly about me as a child wanting to pick up millipedes all the time and wanting NOTHING TO DO with centipedes #and then growing up and learning that centipedes do in fact bite and many species are in fact venomous #thank you for communicating that to me so clearly when I was six #millipedes and centipedes are like a textbook example of friend shaped vs villain coded creature design #it's honestly really funny to me like-- #you see one of those giant bright red centipedes that are extremely dangerous and it's like 'okay isn't this a BIT heavy handed??'

[chromegnomes]

I'm doing some MSpaint concept art of a boss I'm going to sprite for my long-term pixelart contract, and I can only describe this character design as "the onceler 2: the sequel to the onceler"

#the character can be described in short as 'redeemable comic relief villain' #and the long version is 'young money crypto enthusiast who is involved in schemes over his head and also is a robot'

[ghostiaeu]

Instead of imagining Grian as frightened and confused about why he didn't die and looking at the rift. Imagine him just smiling, imagine him thinking that it work. What work? Who knows.

#grian #grian minecraft #hermitcraft #when i first saw it i just think of him smiling #like an evil smile #i don't know why #maybe because i am a villain!Grian enthusiast