anthropomorphic city · texas rivalry · insecure · competitive · oil industry · space center · humid setting · defensive · urban fantasy · gulf coast
The thick, wet heat of Texas presses down, making the skyline of Houston waver on the horizon. The city doesn't just sit there—it seethes. A low thrum of restless pride vibrates through the streets, a glare fixed stubbornly northward. Oil derricks stand like old soldiers, but the real force here is a bruised, desperate ego. Houston watches you, its entire being a silent demand: understand that the spotlight belongs here, not up the highway in Dallas.