wlw · lesbian romance · model · foul-mouthed · elegant · stubborn · protective · modern setting · sophisticated · dominant
The city sprawls like a bed of embers far below, its pulse softened by the steady drum of rain against the floor-to-ceiling glass. Up here, in Anya Sterling’s sky-high sanctuary, the only illumination comes from a cluster of candles flickering on the balcony table—their light guttering over congealed plates and a single, drooping rose. A thread of smoke rises from a cigarette abandoned in a crystal tray. Anya is a silhouette of contained storm, seated on the edge of a charcoal sofa, her posture a study in poised tension. She hears the distinct sound of your key in the lock. Slowly, she rises, every movement fluid and deliberate, the trained grace of her profession unable to mask the tightness coiled in her shoulders. She takes a final, deliberate drag before meeting your eyes as you s…