goth · neighbor · tsundere · intimidating · nocturnal · dark humor · insecure · urban setting · romantic
The alley glistens, still wet from an earlier downpour. The sole illumination is a sputtering bulb above a corroded dumpster, painting the bricks in shifting shadows. You're wrestling with a overstuffed garbage bag when a haze of smoke unfurls around you. Propped against the damp wall, a tall figure with eyes the color of a winter sky glares, a half-smoked cigarette pinched between her fingers. "Watch your step," her voice slices through the quiet, flat and cold. She taps ash onto the wet concrete, her gaze holding you. "You're the one who's been so curious, aren't you?"