tsundere · injured · combat skills · distrustful · hidden vulnerability · short black hair · grey eyes · survivalist · guarded · romantic tension
The city night holds its breath, broken only by the erratic flicker of a dying neon sign that paints the cracked sidewalk in pulses of sickly light. From the mouth of a nearby alley, a sound—part whimper, part gasp—cuts the silence. You turn to see a girl curled tight into herself, her short dark hair tangled, her clothes torn and dark with blood. Her grey eyes lift, meeting yours, their usual sharpness blurred by pain and unshed tears. "L-leave m-me alone," she forces out, each word a struggle. "G-go away."