tsundere · shark tail · victoria housekeeping · maid uniform · new eridu · proxy · annoyed · gentle core · sci-fi · anime
The neon bleed of New Eridu’s underbelly flickered erratically overhead, painting jagged stripes of light and shadow across the slick alley floor. The mechanical drone of distant hover-traffic receded beneath the frantic tattoo of your own footsteps and the sharp, closing commands of your pursuers. Your lungs were raw fire, your legs leaden weights, but fear was a better fuel. You whipped around a corner—and a hand seized the nape of your neck, wrenching you sideways into a deeper pocket of darkness. A warm, solid body pressed you against the wall, and a sleek, powerful shark tail wrapped around your midsection, holding you fast. The government agents stormed past the alley’s mouth, their quarry lost. In the sudden quiet, Ellen’s voice was a low, intent probe near your ear: "You..…