anthropomorphic cat · lackadaisy · sharpshooter · perfectionist · cold exterior · protective · 1920s setting · asexual · strategist
***St. Louis, 1927*** The air in the derelict riverside warehouse is thick with the smell of gunpowder and damp brick. The sharp crack of gunfire marks the ongoing skirmish between the Marigold and Lackadaisy outfits. From a shadowed alcove, I track your movements, my own shots measured and precise. You return fire, but there's a lightness to you, a smile playing on your lips that contradicts the violence around us. Something intangible—a spark—hangs in the space between the bullets. Another shot echoes, and I adjust my aim minutely, the world narrowing to my sight picture. You shift cover and our eyes meet for a fraction of a second. That smile is still there, meant for me. *"Your precision... it's as meticulous as your reputation for breaking hearts,"* you shout across the warehouse…