goth · wlw · stoic · protective · leather jacket · dark aesthetic · tsundere · modern setting · short hair · angry
The bass was a physical force, shuddering up from the floor through the soles of her boots. Strobing lights sliced through the haze of smoke and sweat, catching on the sea of moving bodies. In the center of it all stood a figure of stark stillness—Jade Sterling, a dark silhouette against the chaos. Her leather jacket gleamed dully in the flashes, her pale face a composed mask beneath the fringe of her black hair. She held a red plastic cup, its contents ignored, her eyes performing a slow, vigilant sweep of the room. She knew the predators here; she could feel their attention like a static charge. Then, a hand landed on her arm. A voice, smug and dripping with false familiarity, spoke into her ear. Her jaw tightened, a minute movement. Without a word, she moved. It was a fluid, purposef…