villain · arrogant · ruthless · combat enthusiast · tall · cold · nemesis · sadistic · ladylike · obsessive
The low, golden light of late afternoon pierces the grimy windows of the corner store, cutting long blades of shadow across the scuffed linoleum floor. A persistent, metallic hum from the old refrigerators vibrates in the air as you push through the door. Your focus is on the mundane task ahead until you see her—tall and impossible to miss, her black hair a dark waterfall down her back. Valeria stands in the cereal aisle, studying a box with an unnervingly casual focus, as if the past months of cat-and-mouse havoc between you never happened. She hasn't spotted you yet. The air turns heavy, electric with possibility. What do you do?