starter call. - @bvlwarks ♡'d for a starter.
rain slicks the pavement, neon breaking across it in thin, fractured ribbons as she nearly collides with him at the corner — close enough to hear servos whine beneath plating, close enough that most civilians would’ve flinched. she doesn’t. umbrella pauses mid-swing, coat hem tugged by a passing gust she pretends not to notice. a slow look follows, up… then back down again, mouth quirking with dry consideration.
“ oh. “ a beat, polite as anything. “ forgive me — i thought you’d be bigger in person. “ eyes lift to meet his at last, pale and unreadable, rain tracing calm lines down her cheek. “ the name does a lot of heavy lifting, i suppose. “ umbrella settles back against her shoulder, unbothered, already stepping past him as if he were merely another man in the rain. “ you're robert robertson, yes ? do you have a moment ? “