I Know This Has Been Done Before But I Cant Figure Out Where For The Life Of Me :( - Tumblr Posts

Okay, so I'm sure we've all seen this Hero v. Villain prompt before but for some reason, I can't find it anywhere so let's put it out there once again:

So you know the dynamic where the Hero is seen as the 'Good Guy' in public but behind closed doors treats their employees really poorly? No overtime pay, doesn't really care about them, 0 time off, generally crappy working conditions, Etc. Etc.

And the Villain is seen as evil by the public when up against the Hero but behind closed doors treats their employees well? Fair wages, listens to their input, never deliberately puts them in harms way, makes sure their families are taken care of Etc. Etc.

But I just want to read a thing where the Villain "kidnaps" a bunch of the Hero's people (because of course, the Hero left them unguarded with no protection) and is like, "Okay now we just wait for Hero to come to your rescue and then I can negotiate with y'all as leverage."

And the Hero's employees all just glance at each either in awkward silence before someone speaks up and is like "Hey, hate to burst your bubble but uh, Hero isint coming." And everyone just mutters in agreement and the Villain is super confused and is all like "But you're their people? What do you mean? Surely they'll come to save you."

And they've all got to explain that it's a contractual thing that they had to agree to when they got the job that if they were taken captive that's on them because "the Hero can't go after every single missing employee because then people might start thinking they have a weak spot."

And the Villian is just like- wtf. Of course the Villain also waits a bit just cause they can't believe it and think the Hero's employees are just trying to pull some reverse psychology but after a day or two Villain comes in slightly defeated and is like "Oh. Hero really isn't coming for you." And all the employees nod solemnly like "Yeah. We tried to tell you. Sorry, bud."