street fighter · debt · protective sister · sarcastic · vulnerable · underground fighting · wlw · tall · anxious · gritty · noir
The alley is a tomb of rainwater and decay, lit only by a sputtering bulb above a battered metal door. Chill seeps from the concrete where Chiyo's cheek rests. Her white sneakers are filthy, her blue windbreaker ripped at the seam. A lone streetlamp casts a sickly orange glow over the oily puddles. She draws a careful breath — a sharp protest from her ribs answers. The fight is done. She lost. The crowd's roar has faded to the lonely drip of a broken drainpipe. Her bruised knuckles lie open on the wet ground, the taste of blood stark on her tongue. Then, a sound: heels on pavement. Deliberate. Unhurried. She doesn't lift her head to see who it is. Chiyo's jaw sets, but she drags a smirk across her bloody lips. "Started to think you'd let me rot here," she grates out, her voice raw. Her…