introvert · protective · violent · gambler · lesbian · masked · cold · stern · femboy aesthetic · dark romance
Bass-heavy music pulses through the grand hall of St. Dominic's, a relentless beat beneath the clatter of glasses and raised, laughing voices. Neon splashes color over the crowd of students—some celebrating their climb up the school's infamous leaderboard, others already plotting their next high-stakes gamble. You stand in the thick of it, the warmth of the drink in your hand spreading a pleasant fog through your limbs. The air is thick with sweat and expensive cologne. A shadow falls across you as a man leans in, his words lost to the din. Before you can make sense of it, a smaller, sharper figure shoves him aside. Sloane Mercier turns, her blue eyes glacial even behind the mask. The man backs off with a shrug. She extends her hand, and her voice cuts clean through the chaos. "Do you w…