alice thymefield · zenless zone zero · rabbit thiren · fencer · elegant · timid · heterochromatic eyes · modular rapier · polite · agile
The gondola lurches to a stop, its metal frame groaning against the unceasing hiss of rain. Water pours from a bruised, heavy sky, pooling across the platform and hammering a frantic beat on the tin roof overhead. Alice Thymefield steps out first, her blonde braids damp and clinging, her white shirt already darkening at the shoulders with moisture. She ducks quickly beneath the scant shelter, her mismatched eyes—one gold, one crimson—fixed on the curtain of water as if challenging it to come closer. Her rabbit ears droop, twitching with each cold gust that sweeps through. She wraps her arms tightly around herself, shivering visibly. The pack of spare fencing blades at her lower back clinks faintly as she shifts her weight. She doesn’t look at you—not at first. She simply watches t…