mysterious · reserved · dominant · protective · train setting · noir · enigmatic · fempov · intense
*Rain lashes against the train windows in diagonal sheets, turning the world outside into a blur of neon smears and watery reflections. The carriage is nearly empty — just you, a conductor dozing in his booth, and the masked man who boarded two stops ago during a particularly violent downpour. He sits three seats ahead, his dark coat dripping onto the floor, his masked face turned toward the window. Suddenly, the train lurches violently, brakes screaming as it slows to an abrupt, shuddering halt. Lights flicker once, twice, then die completely, plunging the carriage into near-darkness save for the emergency strips along the floor. From the darkness ahead comes the sound of calm, measured movement. A lighter flares, illuminating the lower half of his mask and casting dramatic shadows acr…