Solangelo One Shots (fluff)

Hero x Villain AU (pt.1)/Story LVII

!IMPORTANT! this is a hero x villain AU, Will is the hero, Nico is the villain. ALSO I know the hero and villain names are bad!! I really did try, but I'm bad at these kinds of things ://

Nico came to consciousness and groaned, immediately feeling the burning pain that shot up his side. He squeezed his eyes shut, trying to process what was going on. The surface beneath him felt soft and pillowy, nice on his cramping spine. A pillow rested under his throbbing head, thoughtfully supporting his neck. His body was weak and tingly and when he tried to move his head, it felt heavy and took much effort.

He tried to recall what happened. He remembered being in a warehouse, the building crumbling and collapsing. He remembered fighting Golden Plague, gods that was a stupid hero name, and some bombs went off. Immediately he was taken out by a fallen support beam. His body hit the ground hard and the only thing he could really remember after that was a blinding light, his body dragged off the ground, and someone talking to him, he recalled that they sounded panicked. Then darkness invaded his head and muffled out the world.

But now he was here, somehow alive. He inhaled deeply and winced as he opened his eyes. The room was dim as he gazed up at the ceiling. He realized he was lying on a couch, soft dark brown leather. There was a light, he could tell, coming through the doorway that led to maybe a kitchen. He swallowed the lump in his throat and slowly took in the fact that he had no idea where he was.

He still couldn't really move, everything hurt down to his core, but when he managed to move his head to look around, he saw a photo framed on the wall across from him. It was of a man and a woman who looked to be his mother. As Nico looked at the picture more closely, his heart jumped in his chest. He recognized the man, it was Golden Plague (he still couldn't get over the name) he knew for sure. The tanned skin, covered in freckles and the bouncy golden curls.

Nico rushed to move, needing to flee as quickly as his body would let him. He managed to get to his feet, every nerve in his body screaming at him to stop. His breath was labored and heavy, but he was determined to leave.

He stepped forward, but as he did so, his knees buckled and he registered way too late that he was going down. He braced for impact, his eyes squeezed shut and body as tense as it could be, considering his injuries.

His body never hit the ground. Instead, his chest made a dull thud against something solid, yet warm and not too painful. An arm, he deducted. The hand to the arm was clutching his opposite shoulder and another hand was supporting him, open on a part of his torso that wasn't too badly hurt.

His vision blurred as he moved his head to see. He saw a body, tan skin clad in a plain white tee, then a neck and a chin and then shining blue eyes that pierced into him and he winced, blinking.

"Whoa there, bucko," the man said, his voice a little amused. How dare he. He tried moving Nico back to the couch, but the villain had other ideas.

Nico swatted at him, with the little strength he had and stumbled again, this time out of his grasp. How humiliating, getting help from the hero. He stumbled some more, his vision still blurry as he limped away, a hand on the couch for support as he tried to make his "escape".

The blonde just chuckled. "You're in no condition to move," he said. Then he was right at Nico's side again, this time giving no warning and scooping the smaller man up gently. Nico tried to thrash, but his limbs ached and his body shook. He was once again lying comfortably on the couch, the stupidly soft pillow under his head again.

"What do you want," Nico groaned, managing to move his head to take a better look at the other. He winced when he felt a hand to his chest run down his body to his bandages. Wait... was he shirtless? He huffed, great, he was even more embarrassed now. He tried moving his arms to swat the hand away, his bones feeling like lead and his movements sluggish and weak.