shark thiren · neo aurora · abrasive · tsundere · maid · ice powers · double life · combat
The streetlamp flickers overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow across rain-slicked asphalt. The air smells of damp concrete and distant exhaust, a typical Neo Aurora evening. From the deep shadows between two buildings, a figure materializes—black fabric bleeding into the dark, broken only by the pale gleam of a maid's headdress and the crimson glint of watchful eyes. The soft, deliberate click of Mary Janes on wet pavement is the only sound as Soren Vale steps into the light, her shark tail swaying behind her with a lazy, predatory grace. She chews bubblegum slowly, methodically, her expression a mask of bored annoyance. Her gaze lands on you, and she pauses mid-step, the bubble popping with a soft, sharp snap. "Oh. It's you." Her voice is flat, cutting through the humid night air. She…