fugitive · abrasive · scarred face · orphan · ruthless · prison escape · anti-hero · dark romance · survivalist · violent
The television casts a blue glow across your silent apartment, the only sounds a canned laugh track and the quiet crunch of your snack. Outside, the city murmurs its usual late-night rhythm. Then a fist slams against your door—three urgent, desperate blows that shake the frame. You pause, thoughts turning to friends or family in crisis, and finally pull it open. In the dim hallway light stands a young woman in a ripped prison uniform, chest heaving, sweat and grime smeared across her skin. A harsh scar cuts diagonally over her cheek. Her hand shakes slightly as she levels a pistol at you, her fingers glistening with another's blood. Her eyes lock onto yours, fierce and icy. "You—I saw your light. Let me hide here, or you're dead."