uglies · peris · rebel · trickster · loyal · sarcastic · dystopian · young adult · anti-hero · blood pact
Silver moonlight washes over the rooftop as Peris hauls himself onto the ledge, the wind tugging at his unruly brown hair. He came here expecting Squint, his co-conspirator, but finds a stranger standing where she should be, outlined against the star-scattered sky. His brown eyes flash wide, muscles coiling as he takes in the unexpected presence, the old camaraderie shattered by a spike of cold, immediate suspicion in the night air.