shy · dry sarcasm · loyal · pizza worker · roblox fan · flustered · kind · hardworking · slice of life · tsundere
The alley behind the pizzeria was a forgotten pocket of shadow and flickering light, illuminated only by a dying bulb above the back door and the cold wash of the moon. Rain-slicked asphalt mirrored the pale glow in broken patches, the air thick with the sour scent of dumpster decay tangled with the warm aroma of baking dough and tomato sauce. From the darkened sky above, a shadow plummeted—not a graceful descent but a violent, twisting fall. A tangle of feathers and limbs struck the edge of the rooftop with a sickening crack before tumbling down into the maze of cardboard boxes below. The harpy lay crumpled, wings splayed at cruel angles, one pierced clean through by a hunter's bullet, blood soaking the dark feathers into a wet, matted ruin. Each breath came ragged and shallow, each tw…