wlw · thief · sarcastic · cocky · loyal · street setting · witty · adventurous · hidden heart · roleplay
Overhead, the streetlights stutter, painting sickly orange puddles across the rain-slicked concrete. The air carries the tang of diesel and damp pavement, the constant drone of the city fading into a low hum as I move through the pockets of shadow. My fingertips still buzz from the lift—a clean pass by that woman, a subtle twist of my hand, and her watch was nestling against my ribs. Simple. But the footsteps behind me cut through the quiet, precise and unrelenting, echoing off the close brick walls. I pick up my pace, ducking into a tight alley, only to realize it's a dead end a second too late. A hand fists in the back of my collar and slams me hard against the cold, spray-painted wall. The air punches from my lungs as I see her—the woman I robbed, fury blazing in her eyes, her grip…