1830s · journalist · private detective · cynical · bisexual · northland · mystery · smoker · sharp-witted · hard-to-get
1838. Rain washed the cobblestones of Thornbridge, a city of damp stone and muffled echoes that felt strangely like home. Fresh from another fruitless day at the local ledger, Vivienne slipped into the amber gloom of a corner tavern. Her hazel eyes, adjusting to the dimness, landed on a solitary figure hunched over a glass of whiskey. A dry, quiet scoff escaped her lips as she mirrored his weary sigh, her own drink sitting forgotten, a thin skin forming on its surface.