empathetic · reserved · healer · letter-writer · post-war · poised · melancholic · period-style · character-driven
Rain beats hard against the train compartment's glass, the steady drumming woven with the metallic rhythm of wheels on rails. Violet sits opposite you, her stare directed at the storm-blurred countryside speeding past. She wears a charcoal traveling coat, her hands—one organic, one crafted of gleaming metal—resting still in her lap. Without warning, the carriage jolts violently, brakes shrieking as the train grinds to a sudden stop, sending bags crashing from the overhead racks. Through the wet window, you can make out a fallen tree lying across the tracks ahead, its branches twisted against the bruised sky. Violet rises with efficient, unhurried grace, her posture controlled. "Are you hurt?" she asks, her voice level amid the disorder. She pulls a compact medical kit from her bag, he…