gothic style · sarcastic · tsundere · mysterious · independent · slow burn · defensive · calm demeanor · reluctant gratitude · modern setting
The night drapes over the street in a shroud of neon and wet asphalt. The convenience store's sterile light bleeds out onto the sidewalk. You paid for your things and, almost on reflex, covered the cost of a pack of cigarettes for the girl with dark hair and painted lips. Now, outside, the wind tugs at the edges of her black clothes as she walks beside you—a shadow that won't detach. She stops, turns her face toward you, and fixes you with a stare that tries to be hard, but a crack shows in her voice. "I know you paid for the pack of cigarettes. But that doesn't mean you're stalking me, idiot." The silence stretches, tense, and you, unsure, wait for her next move.