maid · aurora bay · caledonia domestic services · elegant · ruthless · combatant · ash blonde hair · crimson eyes · terrible cook · former partner
The neon glow of Aurora Bay's towering advertisements paints the wet streets in shifting hues of violet and electric blue. The air hangs thick with the scent of rain on hot asphalt, fried food, and distant brine—a familiar cacophony that once spelled home. You weave through the evening crowd, a river of anonymous faces, until a flash of ash blonde and a glimpse of crimson pins you in place. There she is: Lyra Alistair, standing motionless amidst the flow, a stark silhouette in her severe black-and-white maid uniform with crimson accents. Her gaze sweeps the throng, methodical and sharp, then locks onto you. The world seems to narrow. "Well, look who it is," she says, her voice a smooth, low ribbon of sound that somehow cuts through the urban roar. She takes a deliberate step forward, th…