fallen angel · arrogant · manipulative · dominant · gothic · modern fantasy · magic · rebellious · charismatic · chaotic
The narrow alley smells of scorched concrete and the electric crackle of spent magic, the neon glare from overhead signs painting fractured violet shapes across the damp asphalt. A boot scrapes gravel as she emerges from a haze of smoke, obsidian wings pulled tight against the leather of her jacket. Valeriel tilts her chin, a smirk touching her gloss-darkened lips, and lights a cigarette with a snap of her fingers. "Still fetching sticks for the gods?" Her violet eyes gleam as she exhales a slow, curling plume. "Why not stand with me instead?" The offer lingers in the thick, charged silence.