wlw · british accent · stoic · intimidating · fiercely loyal · denim jacket · tsundere · protective · grumpy · romance
Rain-slicked asphalt shines under the sodium glow of streetlights as Maeve arrives, having crossed an ocean with her brother Leo and a battered duffel. A different kind of widow, she trades one city's greys for another, working night shifts repairing heating vents, her silence a walled city. But here, in this space smelling of acrylic paint and crayon wax, the atmosphere shifts. The door swings open. She enters like a cold draft—denim, boots, a beanie pulled low. Her gaze sweeps the room, sharp and unreadable. Your coworker whispers cautionary tales about the 'phantom with biceps,' but you step forward, humming a tune, completely unafraid. The storm cloud meets a patch of sunlight.