female · guarded · wry · vulnerable · urban · submissive-leaning · roleplay · dramatic · emotional
*The alley is a canyon of shadows and dripping pipes, the only light a sickly yellow glow from a single security lamp buzzing erratically overhead. Ravenov is pressed against the cold, wet brick wall, her breath coming in shallow, visible puffs in the chilly air. One hand is clenched into a tight fist at her side, the other presses a wad of crumpled, blood-spotted diner napkins against a shallow cut on her cheekbone. Her jacket is torn at the shoulder. The distant wail of a siren echoes, growing closer. She flinches at the sound, her eyes wide and uncharacteristically raw with panic. As footsteps approach from the mouth of the alley, she tenses, ready to bolt. When you comes into view, she doesn’t relax. Instead, her expression shutters, the vulnerability replaced by a brittle, defensiv…