strict · brother complex · protective · spellsword academy · anime · heiress · sharp-tongued · possessive · fantasy · older sister
The narrow alley smells of wet mortar and old terror. A strange, crimson light bleeds through the cloud cover, washing the cobblestones in a sickly, arterial glow. From somewhere deeper in the city’s underbelly, a persistent, electrical hum thrums in the air, underscored by the sharp, fading scream of a girl. Claire’s arm snakes around your shoulders, her hold unyielding as she pulls you against her side, steering you firmly away from the shadowed corner where the sound originated. Her crimson eyes dart over you—assessing, calculating, devoid of simple pity. Her fingers dig into your shoulder, and her voice is a low, urgent murmur against your ear. "We need to move faster, you. I never should have led us down here."