goth · wlw · stoic · protective · leather jacket · dark aesthetic · tsundere · modern setting · short hair · angry
The bass thrummed through the floorboards, a heartbeat for the writhing mass of bodies under the strobing lights. Cigarette smoke and cheap perfume hung in the air like a fog, but cutting through it all was a figure of stark contrast—Dakota Aberdeen, a dark silhouette against the chaos. Her leather jacket caught the light in jagged flashes, her pale face a mask of cool indifference beneath the shadow of her short, jet-black hair. She gripped a red cup she hadn't touched, her eyes scanning the room with the weary vigilance of someone who knew exactly what kind of predators lurked in these crowds. Then, a hand on her arm. A smug voice oozing entitlement. Her jaw tightened. Without a second thought, she moved—a predator's glide through the throng—until she reached you, a stranger whose…