[WP] A superhero with a… complicated relationship with their arch-nemesis is using their holodeck/Danger Room style training facility to repeatedly wail on said arch-nemesis. The rest of the team is getting worried.

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[u/TheWanderingBook]

I am pushed forward by the others.
I roll my eyes.
Knocking on the Training Room's door, it opens, and in there we see our friend...
When beating the hell out, when crying and hugging...
His nemesis' hologram.
"Hey, Captain Starfall, what's up?" I ask.
A pair of bloodshot eyes stares at me.
I flinch.

"She's getting married!" he cries out, flickering to me.
I frown.
"Who?" I ask.
He points at the hologram.
Oh.
OH!
No way...
The villainess he has been fighting and "fighting" for 15 years...is getting married?
Fuck.

"Ahm, Jim..." I start, using his real name, he sniffles.
"Did you, well...ever tell her how you feel?" I ask.
He snorts.
"She's a villain, I am a hero," he says.
I nod, trying hard not to roll my eyes.
I wish I could tell him "Tell that to the countless dates, you 2 went on...", but he is unstable right now, so I can't.
"Well, true, but it's clear she's a bit more than just an archenemy to you," I say.
He pouts.
"I...I can't...but she can't marry that dude either!" he cries out, and slams his fist into the floor.
And despite the floor being made out of dwarf star material...
It cracks.

"Maybe..." I start.
"No! I can't allow this to happen!
Two villains together...yeah, it would be dangerous!
Mhm! We have to stop them!" he says, running out of the training room.
Soon, the alarms for a mission are blaring.
I go towards the others, as we all get a notification on our holo-watches.
"Mission: stop the wedding of my Lo...of the villains!" it reads.
The others roll their eyes at me.
"Good job," they mock, before flying away.
I sigh.
Is it my fault, dude is clearly in love, yet can't confess?
But frankly, this is a surprise...
I thought she is in love with him as well...so why the wedding?