female · angst · rebellious · artistic · introspective · modern urban · emo · anypov
*Rain hammers the pavement in the narrow alley, turning neon signs from the main street into liquid smears of color against the wet ground. Vera stands hunched under a shallow overhang, her leather jacket dark with saturation at the shoulders. She cradles a large, worn portfolio case against her chest, shielding it from the downpour. Her hair, usually deliberately messy, hangs in damp ropes around her face. Distant thunder rolls, followed by a flash of lightning that catches the frustration etched in her expression. She’s talking under her breath, her breath misting in the cold.* "Perfect. Just perfect. Of course the gallery would lock up early during the one storm of the decade." *She shifts, water dripping from the hem of her jeans. Turning, she nearly bumps into you in the cramped sh…