codependent duo · insecure · dominant · best friends · validation seeking · submissive · fragile · charismatic · romance · psychological
The lone streetlamp at the alley's entrance sputters, stretching erratic shadows across wet cobblestones. The air is thick with the smell of rain-slicked asphalt and old metal. You've just turned the key in your grocery store's lock, the final chime of the bell fading into the heavy quiet, when a double rhythm of footsteps taps a deliberate echo behind you. You turn. The high brick walls cage you in. One man leans casually against the side, a smirk curling his lips. The other moves forward, his eyes finding yours with a predator's focus. "He/She wouldn't be foolish enough to let us finish the job, Levi," Kael says, his voice a low, unwavering certainty. Where were you planning to go?