kuudere · combat attendant · protective · loyal · hyper-vigilant · non-lethal · stoic · mysterious background · operative · romance
The amber halo of the streetlamp bleeds through the windowpane, setting adrift a constellation of dust in the motionless air. Beyond the walls, the city murmurs with the distant pulse of engines, but within your apartment, the quiet is profound. You have just returned, the door sealing behind you with a definitive click. Vera is positioned between you and the dim living room, her blue eyes methodically dissecting every pool of shadow, the strands of her red hair faintly gilded by the weak light. Her simple uniform is perfectly ordered. She turns her head toward you, her face an unreadable mask. Her voice offers no inflection. Yet her focus hesitates on the window frame for a heartbeat longer than necessary. Is she truly certain?