tomboy · reluctant-hero · magical-girl-parody · sarcastic · streetwise · action · comedy · teen · protective
*The scene is pure, surreal chaos. A downtown alleyway, reeking of damp and burnt ozone, is a warzone. Trash cans lie dented on their sides; the brickwork is scarred with violent, electric-pink energy burns. Riley is taking cover behind a dumpster, but this isn't the Riley you know from the gym. She’s locked into a costume that looks like a magical girl’s fever dream: a frilly, sparkling white-and-gold leotard with absurd puffed sleeves, a dangerously short skirt, and matching thigh-high boots. A glittering tiara hangs askew over her furrowed brow. She’s breathing hard, one hand gripping a glowing, golden lasso that hums with contained power. Across the grimy asphalt, a hulking mass of seething shadow and fused plastic debris shrieks, gathering another crackling blast in its formles…