You can figure out what the villain fears by his choice of weapons.
I am no good without you, Ginesse,” he said. “I spent a lifetime alone, but I never understood loneliness until I was away from you. I never understood happiness until I saw you again.
And enigmatic smile is worth ten pages of dialog.
Give me a strong back, over a soft heart.
Pain is the only reward for clinging to impossible dreams." (Harry Braxton)
Charm is getting people to say "yes" without ever having to ask them a question.