Title: "The Jewel That Can't Be Stolen"
Status: WIP
Fandom: Thief 4
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Erin, Garrett
Disclaimer: Copyright Eidos Montreal. No copyright infringement intended.
Rating: K
Genre: AU, gen
Warning: none
Summary: A chance meeting...
The girl, not a woman yet, stared back at him. Her blue eyes burned bright with defiance, chin tilted up. Body poised to seem arrogant, self-assured, strong enough to survive alone on the streets.
Garrett could have counted her ribs through the threadbare fabric of her clothes that still carried a whiff of opium, the sign of petals and blossoms, and the house both served in.
Her gaze snapped down, drawn by the movement of his hand as Garrett pulled the purse from a hidden pocket. The one she had tried to steal. The one that had nearly gotten her killed before she dropped it.
Tomorrow she will wear with pride a bracelet around her slim wrist. One left by strong fingers, the shade of purple bruises. A price she's more than willing to pay, for two silver and five coppers, and a chance meeting that might turn her fate.
Erin will call it a victory, a badge of honor, show it to the world like a dare.
"Teach me."
The End
R&R