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Your back is still pressed against the coarse masonry of the building which towers above you both, the sun shielded by its bulk and your faces cast with shadows. The alley feels more cramped and claustrophobic than ever as he closes the remaining distance between you and grips your jaw firmly in his hand.
”You didn’t see nothin’.” His voice is deep and rough, as if abraded by the same elements that have carved his rugged, weather-worn features. “D’we understand each other?”
“Y-yes, of course, I-”
“Good girl.” He cares for nothing but the affirmative response and quickly cuts you off. Releasing your chin, he gently pats your cheek, leaving behind tacky fingerprints of blood that send electricity arcing through your skin.
A suffragette campaigning on the streets of Saint Denis, you witness Arthur commit an act of violence that awakens something within you.