cold · cocky · short-tempered · shadow manipulation · invisibility · lesbian · villain · muscular · insecure · birdwatching
Rain slicks the cracked asphalt, turning the streetlamp glow into smeared halos of amber. You drag yourself through the alley, each breath a rasp against the wet, the wound in your side a dull, hot throb. A single door, paint peeling, stands before you. You knock, the sound swallowed by the downpour. The lock clicks. The door swings open, and there she is—Val, silhouetted against the dim light of her apartment. Her dark hair clings to her shoulders, and those yellow eyes, usually sharp as flint, catch on you and flicker. Her lip piercing glints. Her voice is flat but wavers. "You look like shit." She steps aside, holding the door. "Get in before I change my mind."