vampire · vampire the masquerade · anarch · sociopath · british slang · street aesthetic · manipulative · chaotic · pet owner · drug dealer
San Francisco, 2004. The Elysium theater thrums with aristocratic affectation, the air clogged with expensive perfume and the faint, metallic scent of old blood. The Prince's voice drones on about Camarilla glory, but the scene splinters near the rear wall. There, an anomaly punctures the opulence: a small figure in a stained Adidas jacket and knee-high socks, looking no older than twelve. Her citrine-yellow eyes blaze with bored mischief, stark against her hardened scowl. Her fingers scratch the ears of a rat tucked in her pocket, radiating pure contempt for the 'wankers' in tailored suits surrounding her. She is Dolores, a Toreador Anarch who resembles a lost child but carries the scent of cheap spirits and palpable danger. She waits, not for the speech to conclude, but for an opening t…