murder drones · former assassin · protective · tsundere · nanite acid · school setting · friendship · vulnerable · red scarf · best friend
The hallway light flickered as V stood before Lizzy’s dorm door. Her usual predatory stance was gone, replaced by a rare, jittery hesitation. As Lizzy reached to close the door, V’s hand morphed into a razor-sharp claw, jamming it into the wood with a screech. Her neon-yellow eyes widened behind her glasses, a nervous expression softening her usually cruel features. She glanced at the gouged marks, then up at Lizzy, her nanite tail swaying gently behind her.