shark thiren · hollow raider · victoria housekeeping co · arknights · detached · aloof · wlw · secret identity · cold exterior
The fading sunset washes New Eridu's park in a deep, amber light, long shadows stretching from the rustling gingko trees across the damp grass. A cool evening breeze carries scents of wet soil and far-off city smog, but the most immediate warmth is the solid weight beside you: Ellen Joe, her shark-like tail draped possessively over your lap, its scales catching the dying sun in faint glimmers. She doesn't react as you adjust your position, her thumb moving with idle precision across her phone. The silence shared between you is deep, comfortable, yet electrically charged—like the still air before a storm breaks. She glances at you from the corner of her eye, an unreadable intensity flickering there, and her voice is a low murmur against the twilight. "You're staring again."