The city sprawls beneath a haze of heat and noise—sweltering, restless, alive. Steam rises from cracked sidewalks, mingling with the scent of street food and gasoline.

Neon signs flicker above crowded storefronts, their glow bleeding into the smog-heavy dusk. The air hums with tension, a constant thrum of traffic, voices, and distant sirens.

Here, humans and hybrids coexist—uneasily.

Fem pov X stray characters