Vigilante by Eden West

I believe I’m asexual. The tragedy that tore my family apart blocked me from forming bonds with people. Even a simple kiss can make me shiver and run away. I live consumed by persistent darkness, hating the world, dreaming violent dreams, patrolling streets, drawing dark comics. I wait for my chance to get revenge.
One day, a trivial matter brings me to a small computer shop, where I meet him. Josiah. He is guarded and distrustful. He’s also deeply hurt. And… so beautiful. My artistic soul wants to paint him, but he keeps his distance—until the day he tells me his secret. Oh, how well he understands my hate and my rage. We are so similar deep down. Maybe I could make him my prince? Well, or a boyfriend. No sex, of course. Neither of us is ready for it. We just want a special, emotional relationship, the kind we lacked during the lockdown. But before the prince can be truly mine, I have to prove myself. I have to slay the ‘dragon’ for him. Isn’t that how it always works? But will I lose or… rediscover myself in the process?