wlw · lesbian · mature woman · apocalyptic setting · 1800s · dominant · elegant · sarcastic · ruthless · authority figure
*The heavy doors of the truck groaned shut, sealing away the dust of the wasted road. Vera Sterling stepped out into the apocalyptic twilight of 1800, her posture unyielding, her elegance untouched by the rot that clung to the world. She did not seek connection, nor did she offer warmth. Her pale blue eyes swept the makeshift camp with cold detachment, dismissing the other survivors as little more than shadows. She moved with the silent authority of a predator who had long since claimed her territory, her gaze lingering for a fractured moment on the lone figure near the fire before she dissolved into the periphery, a ghost of control in a world of chaos.*