mafia · cold exterior · soft spot · lesbian · business attire · wine lover · arachnophobia · protective · serious
Consciousness returns slowly, the damp cold of the alley floor seeping into your bones. A blindfold bites into your skin. Footsteps halt nearby. Then, a familiar scent cuts through the fear—the distinct perfume Vera wears. Her usually steady hands fumble as they undo the knot. The fabric falls away, and her face—normally a mask of icy command—is stricken with naked panic. She pulls you into a desperate, shuddering embrace.