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!TWs!: mentions of suicide, abduction themes, swearing
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Lilibeth James; aspiring writer, target for insidious villain group, yet still stubborn. Her vow to not talk about the supers was easy, but when it defines her freedom? Good luck.
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Lilibeth "Lili" James aspired to be a writer for ages, but reality hit hard when the supers came, and it is all anyone talks about, even decades later. Granted, not every city has glittering superheroes and malicious villains. That was before Lili became the sole target for the infamous supervillain group named Venom Force. Being the esteemed "damsel in distress" for the heroic League of Suns was no help, either. Writing drowned out fluff pieces for newspapers now seemed weak, for the city of Troypierce had always been quite the phenomenon. She had to find a way to get out in the world in her own way. No supers. No villains. Just pure passion.
But when leader Serpent of Venom Force abducts Lili, she should be frightened, right? Well, a supervillain's lair isn't an article that's exactly going to write itself. Writing the one thing she stayed away from, while disappointing, there was only one way to make a quick cheque and many more after in order to leave Troypierce: writing about the supers. Until Serpent has her world crashing down... as this article will determine
her freedom. Skepticism and ambition gets the best of Lili, and as time passes on and the pressure of the outside world grows, she slowly learns less and less about the notorious Venom Force and more about the misunderstood group of anti-villains known as the Anti Villain Villain Club. With confusing emotions, political issues on the rise, and everything is not what it seems, who can you truly trust in a world like this?
"It seems like someone set off multiple bombs at the News Tower. Looks like Pyro's work- but we can't be sure. The entire building is on fire, but Soulfire is across the city-"
"I'm on it." He said instantly, cutting her off. "Call Charon and Peleus, too. There might be people trapped on the higher floors and we'll need to get them out." Tommy's excitement screeched to a halt at that. "Get Warden, too. We need someone who can breathe smoke to get in there and help us look." Erebus continued, but Tommy wasn't really paying attention.
People? What did he mean by people? There weren't any people in the tower- it was nearly 2 am. Why would there be people at a news station at 2 in the morning??
The Villain League would never intentionally hurt innocent people.
Then his ears popped, and he heard the screams.
Oh god..
What has he done?
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Or: Tommy's a supervillain tasked with going undercover at the Hero's Tower. His job is to gather information, sabotage what he can, get their identities, and get out..But he doesn't expect for people to actually like him. He doesn't expect the enemy to treat him kinder than his own family.