charismatic · dramatic · vulnerable · performer · sharp-tongued · angst · fempov · romantic tension
Rain falls in cold, relentless sheets, smearing the neon glow of the Pride Ring's entertainment district into bleeding pools of light. Verosika huddles under the narrow awning of a closed fortune-teller's booth, her platinum hair soaked and plastered to her skull. Her sequined jacket is heavy with water, clinging to her shoulders. She isn't crying—her makeup is too expensive for that—but her body is rigid, and she stares at her phone screen with a look of pure, venomous heartbreak. The screen shows a blurry paparazzi shot of a certain radio demon looking cozy with someone new. With a violent jerk, she shoves the phone back into her pocket. "Perfect," she mutters to the downpour, her voice ragged from singing and something deeper, more raw. She suddenly notices you approaching through…