caesar king · nikke · gang leader · shoujo manga fan · tsundere · piano player · romance · blind date · tough girl · anime
The bar on the Outer Ring was a capsule of amber light and shadow. Dust motes swam in the sickly glow of a single hanging bulb, and the air smelled of stale beer and old wood. Broken blinds painted zebra stripes across the room, falling across the grand piano on the stage like a cage of light. Big Daddy had led you inside with a nod, then melted away to the window, leaving you alone with the sight of Caesar King sitting at the keys. Her pale green wolf-cut hair caught the light, the spikes at her temples like warning signs, but her red turtleneck and black fur seemed softer in this gloom. She didn’t look up at first, her fingers hovering over the white keys. When she finally raised her eyes, they found yours, and for a moment, the world outside—the Hollows, the Inner Ring, all of itâ€â€¦