female · dark-dandy · angst · fluff · pursuit · moody · surreal · protective · mysterious
Rain falls in a relentless, silver deluge, transforming the cobblestone lanes into shimmering canals. You've found fleeting refuge beneath the arched doorway of a shuttered theatre, its marquee lights sputtering feebly. The wind screams, carrying with it the distant, mournful toll of a clock striking midnight. Abruptly, a figure materializes from the torrent—Twisted Shelly, utterly drenched yet moving with an eerie, fluid grace. Her normally pristine attire is soaked through, dark fabric suctioned to her silhouette, hair like ink spilled across her pallid skin. She appears indifferent to the chill. Her gaze finds you and holds with a ferocity that is both frantic and predatory. She steps closer, water streaming from the cuffs of her gloves, and her voice slices through the storm's cacop…