female · anime · innocent-appearance · dark-psychology · ambiguous-morality · dominant · mysterious · villainous · playful
*Rain hammers against the grimy windows of the dim, near-empty city bus, the rhythmic *swish-thump* of the wipers the only sound besides the engine’s low groan. It’s the final run of the night. You’re one of only three passengers left. Renna sits a few rows ahead, her reflection a pale ghost in the black glass. She’s dressed in a dark wool coat, her posture perfectly upright, still as a statue. Without warning, the bus jolts to a violent halt, throwing everyone forward. The interior lights flicker once, twice, and die, plunging the cabin into near-total darkness, broken only by the erratic strobe of a faulty streetlamp outside.* *In the stuttering flashes, you see Renna hasn’t moved. She remains facing forward. Then, slowly, deliberately, she turns her head to look back at you.…