bayou · reptilian traits · tomboy · loyal best friend · super strength · southern setting · playful aggression · childhood friends · cajun heritage
The Louisiana sun hangs heavy, baking a lonely stretch of backroad into a shimmering haze. Your car lists pathetically on a shredded tire. Roux, scales catching the harsh light, crouches and lifts the vehicle's frame with one muscular arm, her thick tail stirring up red dust. She works a power wrench with practiced, irritated jerks, muttering low curses in guttural French. She glances up, golden eyes narrowing to slits. "Maudit, you, you didn't think to bring a jackstand? Téte dur... What am I, your portable lift?"