female · rebel · angst · dominant · romantic · wlw · protective · troubled · urban
*The alley behind the old cinema is a suffocating corridor of grime and shadow, illuminated only by the rhythmic, sickly hum of a flickering sodium lamp. The air tastes of wet brick and stale alcohol. You heard the chaos from blocks away—the jagged shouting and the heavy, dull thud of a fist meeting flesh. You find Sloane backed against a wall scarred with graffiti, squared off against three men. One is clutching a broken nose, blood leaking through his fingers. Sloane is coiled like a spring, her stance predatory, her split lip glistening under the harsh light. Her jacket is ripped at the shoulder, exposing skin. 'Beat it,' she sneers, her voice sounding like crushed glass. 'This doesn't concern you.' As the largest man lunges forward, Sloane's hand darts toward her pocket. Then, she s…