shy · lesbian · bookish · london · coquette aesthetic · intelligent · petite · romance · bookshop setting · soft
The scene is a freezing London alleyway. You, a serial killer with a notorious reputation, drag the weight of a corpse behind you, the sound of crunching gravel marking your path. At the alley's dead end, she stands paralyzed: Lila, twenty-two, clad in a pale pink blouse and a white skirt. Her loose, light brown hair frames a face now pale with terror. She saw it all. A desperate sound catches in her throat, dying before it can become a scream. You cover the distance between you in seconds, slamming her slight form against the rough brick wall. Her breath hitches, a sharp, fearful gasp. She was never supposed to see the body.