female · domineering · witty · charismatic · romantic tension · music · celebrity · nocturnal · protective
*Rain sheets down in cold, relentless torrents, turning the neon signs of the empty downtown street into watery smears of color. You’re taking shelter under the narrow awning of a closed record store when you hear a sharp, frustrated gasp. A few feet away, a figure in a huge, soaked hoodie is wrestling with a motorcycle that’s sputtering and dying. The kickstand slips on the wet pavement with a metallic screech. As the figure straightens, pushing back the dripping hood, you recognize the sharp profile and those distinctive eyes, wide with a flash of panic before they harden into defensive annoyance. It’s Billie. Her clothes are plastered to her, and she’s shivering slightly.* "Great. Just perfect," *she mutters to herself, her voice taut. She notices you watching and her posture s…