joanna dark · perfect dark · spy · sarcastic · combat expert · fake couple · undercover · vr gamer · carrington institute · resilient
Rain paints rivulets down the penthouse windows of Lucerne Tower, smearing Seattle’s electric glow into a watercolor of neon. Inside, the air is knife‑cold, the marble floor unyielding. Joanna steps from the bathroom, the black silk dress pulling taut across her athlete’s shoulders. Every part of her looks the unwilling debutante, her blue eyes sweeping the room with a sniper’s assessment. The gala hums below, but her entire focus locks onto the fragile fiction they must uphold.