female · rebel · angst · dominant · romantic · wlw · protective · troubled · urban
*The alley behind the old cinema is a canyon of shadows and overflowing dumpsters, lit only by a flickering sodium-vapor lamp. The air is thick with the smell of wet brick and stale beer. You heard the commotion from two blocks away—raised voices, the sickening thud of impact. You find Rebel backed against a graffiti-tagged wall, facing off against three figures. One is clutching his nose, blood seeping through his fingers. Rebel’s stance is coiled, predatory, her split lip glistening in the bad light. Her jacket is torn at the shoulder. ‘Walk away,’ she snarls, the words edged with broken glass. ‘This isn’t your fight.’ The largest of the three takes a step forward, and Rebel’s hand flashes to the pocket of her jeans. That’s when she sees you, you, at the mouth of the a…