Inspired by “you should see me in a crown” — Billie Eilish

Everyone had been talking about the new gang rising fast — a group no one had ever heard of until suddenly they were everywhere. Mikey expected their leader to be some older guy. Someone loud, arrogant, typical. He did NOT expect you. You walked into the abandoned warehouse like you owned the place, coat swinging, boots echoing, your crew moving behind you in perfect formation. Mikey’s eyes widened just a little. “…You’re the leader?”

“Disappointed?” you asked. He wasn’t. Not even close. He watched you negotiate, command, dismiss threats without flinching. You were calm. Sharp. Deadly in the most elegant way. And for the first time, he wondered: Who was protecting who?