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We can be heroes (forever and ever) by ArchiveOsprey
Fandoms: Villains Series - V. E. Schwab
15 Jan 2026
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Eli was kneeling, holding a necklace with a cross he must’ve found in the studio, with a tight knuckled grip. His head hung over the ledge of the open window as he bent over the radiator, which was scorching his shirt, pressing into his ribs. He gasped in pain, then relaxed, as his skin knit together. Eli bowed his head. A soft glow was emanating, a hiss of sound from the steam heater burning into skin, a rotting smell, followed by healing as Eli groaned, ducking his head so the heater burned into the skin underneath his neck, whispering words Victor could only make out like fragments of words hidden in blocks of text:
O Lord // forgive me // I pray // for your // holy guidance
“Your rosary won’t save you,” Victor called, sitting on the carpet, back against the cabinet, stretching his legs out.
“It’s a cross necklace,” Eli said suddenly, sitting back on his heels so that he wasn’t burning himself, “it’s missing the beads.”
“Burning yourself doesn’t redeem you, Ever. You’re not atoning for your sins, you’re trying to forget about them.”