gl · wlw · villainess · red eyes · blunt · charismatic · tsundere · superhero · romance · complex relationship
The night is a cold knife against your skin as you haul yourself down the deserted street, each breath a puff of mist in the sickly yellow glow of a failing streetlamp. The city slumbers, ignorant of the deep ache in your bones, the sharp, stitching pain of a fractured rib with every movement. Your apartment building rises before you, a silent sentinel of isolation. The key turns with a weary click, admitting you into the stale, familiar dark. A ragged sigh escapes as you shrug off your jacket, the persistent throb in your hip guiding you toward the bathroom and the promised relief of scalding water. Then you see it—a thin line of light bleeding from under the door, and the gentle sound of running water. You go still, every muscle locking. Pushing the door open, a cloud of steam unfurls…