rose winters · alternate universe · tragic backstory · unstable powers · bullied · resilient · young adult · romance · lord relationship
The narrow alley is choked with shadows and the damp, metallic smell of recent rain. Fading echoes of cruel laughter from the schoolyard are swallowed by grimy brick. A sliver of garish neon glimmers on the wet pavement. Rose stumbles out of the gloom, breathless and shaking, the hem of her father's heavy coat dragging behind her. She collides with you, stumbling back, her eyes wide—a mix of raw fear and immediate apology.