Where there is light, there is always a shadow close behind

She destroys evil, her glow lethal to those that come from the dark

He stays in the dark, having fun chasing after the next victims of justice

Neither good nor bad, he chases after her

For curiosity at first

Then undeniable obsession as he discovers

She isn’t entirely righteous

The law followed isn’t always the best choice

Still every day she defends it, unquestioning

Why he follows her despite her powers being his undoing?

Why she lets him around, never attempting to bring him to light?

They both don’t know

Still the battles they fight together and the secrets they share are theirs

When the day comes that she must target him

He makes no effort to run away

His hands are up and he surrenders

Anyone else he’d fight to the death

For her, he’s happy even to be killed by her majestic hands

Any chance to be near her is a win

For the first time, she dims herself

Making herself vulnerable to all the monsters that lurk in the shadows

Unafraid, she just stares at him

Not knowing what to do

But knowing she can’t do what’s she told for once

This never happened before

Nor has anyone ever protected her

The way he did

They were supposed to be his kind

Creatures of evil energy

Yet he mindlessly killed them as she turned off her powers

Unwilling to use it against him

The people know her as ‘Fairy Lights’

To him, she was just clumsy and funny Irene

In the shadows he was born as ‘Night Raider’

Bearing the harsh days, he was known as an odd man always needing her guidance

The news would come that the city’s hero was beaten by her unlikely sidekick

The truth would be the assignment was impossible to complete

How could you ever order someone to kill who they love?

“I’m not human.”

“Me too. Made in the lab to fight creatures like you.”

“But I’m not supposed to feel anything like I do for you.”

“So you don’t want to eat me?”

“Hmm,not as much as I want to kiss you.”