There have always been readers throughout history who have been drawn to villains.
I have lost everything. Lost everything. Everything. - William Herondale
I'm the one who's always been there for you... not him!
Perhaps," he said, "we should discuss our arrangements, then.
Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death." He blinked. "There is a fine line between sarcasm and outright hostility, and you seem to have crossed it. What's up?
He played of love and loss and years of silence, words unsaid and vows unspoken, and all the spaces between his heart and theirs; and when he was done, and he'd set the violin back in its box, Will's eyes were closed, but Tessa's were full of tears.