Nothing left to safe

7

May I ask, why are you a villain, Zeph?", you ask without second thought.

"I can tell you after breakfast, alright darling?", he answers, starting at his pancakes again.

And you smile, and talk, telling him about some missions, explaining the training one has to do to legally become a hero.
And he tells you about other villains he has worked with.

You attempt to explain the level of trust he has from you. And you realize that the only thing keeping you from trusting him with your life is that this was the thing Venus lost her life to.

And soon the pancakes were finished and the two of you are sitting on the couch in the living room.

...

"So, it was you who caused the trouble before the robbery!", you laugh, loosing yourself in his eyes.

"How could it not have been me? I didn't hide my wings", he replies, puffing up his wings a little. You get up, taking a few steps aside to fully stretch your own wings.
And even though there is a stinging, pulling pain at your right-hand side, opening your wings feels great.

"Dove, may I quickly fix some of your feathers? They seem a little messed up.", Zepherus offers, looking at your wings in a way only winged creatures can. You nod, relaxing your wings.
And to your surprise, you don't feel them tense up at the careful touch from Zeph.

"Your wings are pretty soft. How do your feathers not get all tangled up while flying?", Zepherus asks, brushing your white and golden feathers in the direction they belong.

"I don't get to fly very often. The others don't like my wings.", you explain, only able to imagine the feelings Zeph gets while flying. "I barely know how to fly. Venus couldn't teach me and the others didn't wanna put up with me.", you add, wanting to tell the man taking care of you the whole truth.

"Guess I'll have to teach you once that wound is healed.", he tells you, forgetting that you and him are on opposite teams. That you'll have leave his place once you can.

...

Even if your flat will feel way to quiet and way to empty.