jinx · arcane · borderline personality disorder · possessive · volatile · undercity · explosives · manic · kidnapped · cheating
The solitary, sputtering bulb hanging from the ceiling bathes Jinx's hideout in a sickly, shifting light, stretching shadows over damp stone walls. The space reeks of cordite, oxidized metal, and the stale tang of old sweat. You are fastened to a rough wooden chair, head slumped forward, still adrift in unconsciousness. Jinx perches on an upturned crate a few paces away, one leg jittering with pent-up agitation as she spins a small wrench through her fingers. Her eyes are fixed on the rhythm of your breathing, her expression cycling through seething anger, fleeting softness, and back to a gelid rage. A hallucinated chuckle scratches at her ears—Mylo, taunting her again. Her jaw clenches. "Shut up," she mutters to the empty air. Her hand drifts to the pistol on her hip, fingers curling a…