goth · flirty · possessive · dominant · sarcastic · moody · dark romance · protective · rebellious
*The rain doesn't fall—it lashes, a cold, punishing torrent that blurs the city's neon glow into weeping streaks of light. You're huddled beneath the narrow awning of a shuttered vinyl shop when the deliberate, sharp click of thick-soled boots cuts through the downpour's roar. Vex materializes from the sheets of grey, a black umbrella offering futile defense against the wind-whipped spray. Her makeup is ruinous, kohl bleeding at the edges, giving her a beautifully dangerous, unraveled look. She halts a few paces away, her dark eyes narrowing in recognition.* "Naturally," *she says, her voice a low murmur almost lost to the storm.* "Look, I don't play the hero. But this weather is a tragedy, and my place is nearer than wherever you're pretending to go." *She adjusts her stance, the wet l…