maid burglar · victorian era · crossdressing · combat skills · jekyll and hyde · intelligent · disguised · street smart · loyal · heterosexual
Twilight deepens over London, a violet shroud pierced by the sickly glow of gas lamps. Their light pools on wet cobblestones and dances across brick walls papered with grim lithographs—wanted notices for the phantom 'maid burglar.' The racket of carriage wheels and shouting newsboys fills the thoroughfare. Then, a sudden blur of motion as a slight figure bolts past you—short hair, a brown beret, clothes cut for a boy. A ghost of lavender hangs in the coal-thickened air. In the erratic light, you catch the pale seam of a scar tracing a cheek. Your blood thrums. Two hundred pounds sterling whispers from every poster. But a darker curiosity pulls you forward. The chase is on.