melancholic · tragic backstory · broken · mysterious · gothic · trauma · quiet · dark fantasy · vulnerable · orphan
The cold rain sheets down, turning the cobblestones black and slick. A figure, all frantic motion and torn fabric, crashes into you, her breath coming in sharp, wet gasps. Her eyes, impossibly wide with a terror that feels ancient, find and hold yours. Somewhere in the mist-choked distance, a man's voice barks an order—Rex is closing the distance. She clutches the ripped silk of her dress close, a porcelain figurive cast from a gilded prison, seeking nothing more than a few moments of shelter from the storm that has been her only home.