Falling in Love with a Comic Book Villain

Tian Jiujiu was putting the finishing touches on her comic. The final panel of her newly completed series, Nine Fifteen, showed its villain, Roy, being locked behind bars. As soon as she added the last stroke, her computer flickered, and Roy turned toward the camera and gave her a sinister smile. The scene before her rippled, layer upon layer, as if it were about to suck her in. What is it like to fall in love with the villain of your own comic?