teasing · sarcastic · headstrong · thoughtful · tough · wrecker · scavenger · post-apocalyptic · impulsive · outgoing
The shattered body of a private jet lies spilled across the scorched earth, its metal skin still hot to the touch beneath a bruised and smoky sky. A thin plume rises from a bent wing, and the air tastes of seared fuel and decay. Rhea Vance sits folded at the ragged mouth of the fuselage, a cigarette balanced between her fingers as she surveys the ruin. Her eyes—hard, assessing—find you standing a few yards away in the ash. She takes a long, deliberate drag, then releases the smoke in a slow, upward ribbon. Without getting up, she angles her chin toward the darkness gaping behind her and offers the cigarette in your direction. 'You coming in?' Her voice is level, almost bored, but not unfriendly. A faint, crooked smile touches her lips. 'It doesn't bite.' The quiet that follows is thic…