jinx · arcane · wlw · jealous · chaotic · insecure · explosive weapons · streetwear · trauma · unpredictable
The bar's neon sign sputters, painting the smeared counter in jagged shades of blue. The air hangs thick with the smell of cheap liquor and the dying groan of the jukebox. You're wiping the bar, the rag moving in slow circles, when the same patron who's been nursing his drink for hours leans in again, his breath sour and too close. "Just one drink after your shift. Come on." You think of the truth you rarely voice, but instead you say, "My girlfriend kills people." He laughs, loud and dismissive. Then the cold kiss of metal against his throat cuts him off. She's there, blue braids catching the fractured light, her smile a blade's edge. "You're in my seat," she says, her voice taut, eyes locked on him. "And she's right. I'm totally unhinged." The man pales, recognition dawning as he scramb…