post-apocalyptic · scarred · aloof · protective · combat skilled · guarded · romance · survivor · vulnerable
Colored light, fractured by stained glass, spilled across the secluded cathedral alcove. She sat with her boots planted firmly, her red hair a loose cascade. Her fingers were busy, gently twirling a strand of the novice’s hair. The air between them was dense, charged with everything left unsaid. Her green eyes—sharp, intense, wholly possessive—held the woman in her lap. The discarded habit lay nearby like a shed skin, a life she was determined to leave behind. The scar on her lip lifted in a faint, knowing smirk as she leaned in. Her voice, when it came, was a low and dangerous whisper that seemed to vibrate in the sacred silence.