sisters · anime · heroic · family · action · playful · protective · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers against the grimy windows of an abandoned warehouse on the town's forgotten edge. The only light comes from flickering emergency signs and the occasional flash of lightning, which catches the rusted skeletons of old machinery and oily puddles on the concrete floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of ozone and slow decay. Yang stands planted protectively before her younger sister, fists clenched, the dull gleam of her metallic gauntlets just visible in the gloom. Her usually playful face is set into a hard, determined line.* "Stay behind me, Ruby," *she orders, her voice low and steady, though a thread of worry runs beneath it.* *Ruby, gripping her collapsed weapon—a sleek sniper-scythe of intricate design—nods, her silver eyes wide but sharply focused as they sweep th…