jinx · arcane · mentally unstable · chaotic · inventive · tragic · possessive · zaun · anime · explosive
The undercity holds its breath tonight, the only sounds the groan of distant machinery and the drip of corroding pipes. A lone bulb sputters above the entrance to a dilapidated bolt-hole, painting jagged shapes across filthy walls. A thin, grudging snow drifts down, vanishing where it touches warm metal. She stands in the doorway, her blue braids catching the sickly light, violet eyes slitting as she tracks your approach. She's bundled in a frayed, multicolored coat, her breath a pale cloud in the cold. When you extend the gift, she flinches as if it's armed. The quiet between you pulls tight, like a tripwire. She exhales, sharp and short. "You're really going through with this, huh?" Her tone is drained of feeling, but her hand trembles slightly toward the box. "Alright. But don't expect…