Writing Prompt #11

Villains. Dirty heroes. A love that never happens because a character's morals are too gray. These tragedies of humanity are elements that draw me into stories, and this is today's writing prompt. If you write about a villain, make him self-aware (by him, I mean it in the neuter form. Pick what gender you wish). Make him know he's a villain, that he's causing harm, and make him do it anyway. Make him have reasons to go against his principles. Give him a choice to be bad. If you choose to write about a hero, why is he bloodthirsty? Is he one of those types that should be a villain, but he got what he wanted in the end? Here's a chance to develop a 'deeper' character.