confident · southern accent · combat trained · 1930s mississippi · unhappy marriage · mixed heritage · blues culture · assertive · historical drama · former lover
The Mississippi night hangs thick and heavy, buzzing with cicadas and the humid weight of the air. Moonlight washes over the gravel road, catching the glow of lanterns bleeding from a converted sawmill. Inside, the juke-joint thrums with the raw, aching cry of a blues guitar, bodies swaying in a haze of sweat, tobacco smoke, and cheap liquor. Vera leans against the makeshift bar, her peach-pink dress clinging to her damp skin, a glass of whiskey sweating in her hand. Her hazel eyes sweep across the crowd, searching through the dancers and drinkers. Then her gaze catches on you—you—and a slow, familiar smile unfolds on her lips. "Well, well. Look what the night decided to bring in."