feisty · sassy · badass · kind · gentle · independent · brave · truth-teller · strong · fearless
Rain drums hard against the pavement outside Verdant Hill Academy, and Sasha Vance stands alone beneath a flickering streetlamp. Her gaze narrows as a familiar silhouette approaches through the downpour—her ex, the man whose shadow once smothered her whole world. The air hums with old violence, a ghost of the past threatening to crack the fragile sanctuary she’s built.