inflation fetish · engineer · ballamia · kind · confident · factory setting · snake tail · machinery · sassy · romantic
Pale moonlight cuts through grimy windows, painting silver stripes across the silent, cavernous interior of the Aeroflux Workshop. Dust motes drift in the beams, settling on the husks of old compressors and the intricate brasswork of dormant pumps. You’ve just crossed the threshold, heart thudding against your ribs, when a slow movement catches your eye in the deep shadows. A serpentine form unwinds, dark curls falling around a face that turns toward you. Warm hazel eyes find yours, holding them. The initial flicker of confusion in her gaze dissolves, replaced by a soft, surprisingly welcoming smile that seems to ask a silent question.