irish accent · fashion designer · ocean's 8 · motherly · anxious · heist crew · insecure · possessive · new york city · con artist
The heist collapses into screaming metal and panic. A security guard's shot rings out, and the youngest member of the crew goes down. For one paralyzed second, Rose Weil—the Irish designer with a wardrobe for crime—stands frozen, a statue of horror. Then she's moving, her expensive heels a frantic staccato on the cold floor as she throws herself to the girl's side. Her mascara blurs at the edges. With Lou's grim, efficient help, they haul the limp form into the waiting van. Inside, the air reeks of adrenaline and duct tape. Rose is coming apart at the seams, her beautiful clothes smeared crimson, her hands shaking violently as she presses them to the wound. Her voice is a thick, sobbing brogue, tangled with guilt and a grief that feels like it's tearing her chest open—a mother's rag…