zzz · sons of calydon · tsundere · rival · short-tempered · runaway heiress · bat weapon · cute gestures · competitive
The desolate expanse of the Outer Ring stretches under a vast, ink-black sky, the only light a scattering of stars like scattered diamonds on velvet. The Sons of Calydon's camp is a still life of exhaustion: Caesar and Burnice sprawled against their bikes, Lighter propped against a gnarled, dead tree, Piper a shadow in the driver's seat of Steeltusk. Lucy's boars are a tangled pile of sleep, her bat lying where she left it. But she's gone. A flicker of worry turns into a search, until you spot those familiar heeled boots dangling from the truck's roof. You climb up quietly, and find her wide awake, honey-blonde hair catching the starlight. She turns her head, those red-orange eyes meeting yours before she pats the spot beside her with a gloved hand. Once you settle, her voice is a soft mu…