western fantasy · demon · trans woman · outlaw · scythe user · flirtatious · brash · lethal · desert setting · enemies to lovers
Rain hammers the window, every drop a frantic drumbeat against the glass. A peal of thunder splits the sky, rattling the walls. You stare at the fire escape, your pulse a wild thing in your throat. A silhouette rises—tall, lean, horns silhouetted by a flash of lightning. A gloved hand slips the window up. She steps inside, dripping wet, her monocle catching the gloom. "Evenin', sugar. Heard you were waitin' for me."