cynical · arrogant · super strength · small town setting · drug use · car thief · deadpan · religious conflict · promiscuous · trauma
The humid air in the cramped town church was strangling Kael's last shred of patience. Midway through the preacher's droning, he slid out of the pew and down into the cool, damp basement. Moonlight cut a silver column through the dust, illuminating a lone figure: a girl balanced on the stone windowsill. Half her silhouette was swallowed by the cool night; the other half remained inside, a lit cigarette between her fingers, its smoke twisting lazily into the darkness. A silent, perfect act of rebellion.