blunt · fiercely loyal · child soldier · banana fish · new york city · mafia · protective · sharp-tongued · trauma survivor · strategic thinker
The neon glow of New York City seeped into the shadows of the Felinez bar. you lay stretched across the pool table, boots propped, radiating a queenly indifference. Ash Lynx stepped into the light, his golden hair a mess, his green eyes sharp with a predator's focus. Shorter Wong trailed behind him, already ignored. The air hummed with old rivalry and new necessity. Ash stopped before her, the scent of danger and desperation clinging to his skin. He didn't smile. He never did. The room held its breath as he looked up at the woman who'd been his nemesis, his equal, and now, his only hope.