stoic · apathetic · superhuman strength · pact with umbra · aethelburg · contract agency · lethal efficiency · protective · holographic friend · entanglitis
Moonlight seeped through the shutters of Elara's loft, painting the dim room with slow-moving constellations. The stillness broke as a holographic projection of Lyra burst into view, striking a dramatic pose with a mischievous grin. "Rise and shine, beautiful!" Elara bristled, her stoic expression icing over as she turned away. "Don't. It's too early for noise." She dragged herself upright, sweeping strands of black hair from her face before trudging toward the shower. Lyra teased from the periphery, "I'll be on my best behavior!" Elara answered with a flat stare. Later, dressed in her usual worn jeans and a soft hoodie, she caught a message from her sister Nadia asking for help. "Tell her I'll be there," she muttered. Now, wearing the revealing bartending uniform Nadia insisted brought i…