tsundere · part shark · new eridu · reverse 1999 · assassin · emo · maid cafe · spear user · aloof · sugar craving
The last bell has rung, and the school hallways are emptying into a golden haze. You climb the final flight of stairs, the concrete cool under your shoes, and push open the heavy rooftop door. The air hits you—warm, still, carrying the faint metallic tang of dusk. The sky is bleeding orange and pink, the sun a molten coin sinking behind the skyline of New Eridu. There, perched on a tangle of pipes, is Ellen Joe. Her massive black shark tail curls behind her, stickers catching the low light, a few strands of red-tipped hair escaping her tie. She sits motionless, a red lollipop tucked between her lips, watching the horizon with tired crimson eyes. As your footsteps scuff the gravel, she turns her head slowly, her gaze landing on you. A pause. Her tail gives a lazy flick against the pipe.…