Tactical Heart by S. K. Rose

Author:S. K. Rose [Rose, S. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-21T18:30:00+00:00

16

Scarlett

I roll over, grunting in pain when something sharp jabs into my side. Sitting up on the mattress, I find that my sister, as tiny as she may be, has taken over eighty percent of the bed by laying spread eagle. I shake my head as I push her leg off of me and stand up with a yawn.

Stepping over Nessa, I cross the room to my dresser. Scooping up my outfit and accessories for the day, I escape to the bathroom to get ready. It’s early as hell, and I’m still groggy from a night of tossing and turning, but my costume for the EkoTek convention is intricate and takes a lot of work to pull together.

After two hours of perfecting my wig, applying makeup, and squeezing into my tiny costume, I proudly observe myself in the bathroom mirror. On the top of my now blonde hair sits a dark crown. My dress is an earthy green adorned with intricate floral designs on the bodice, the bottom of the flowy skirt kisses the floor at my feet. Around my neck is a lightweight cape that loops around my shoulders and flows down my arms. My smoky makeup gives me an exotic and sultry look, and with a little contour, my cheekbones look much higher and sharper than they actually are. And of course, there’s shaped latex around my ears to give them an extended length.

I look fucking awesome, and sexy as hell if I do say so myself. I mean I’m no pro, but my cosplay skills are pretty impressive. It looks like I walked right out of Tactical Heart and into reality. I chose to cosplay the elven queen, Naemona, my favorite npc1 from the game, not just because she’s totally hot—but ‘cause she’s a total badass. Plus, it doesn’t hurt she’s fairly evil and that’s the kinda mood I’m digging today.

I do a little twirl and the satin material of my dress swishes with me. I look good, I feel good. It’s going to be an epic day. I snap a picture and send it to Wren; he’s definitely going to appreciate all the work I put into this costume.

Instead of texting back, he calls. I answer the phone with a happy chirp, “Mornin’!”

“Dude, sweet ass costume. You look exactly like the queen—I mean it is almost creepy.”

I laugh and lean against the wall, careful not to crinkle any of the material. “Um, thank you, I think?”

“It’s a compliment, trust me.” He clears his throat, and his tone softens, “Hey, so I saw you on the game last night, but you didn’t get on voice chat or respond to any of my messages. You okay?”

I sigh. Exactly what I was trying not to think about. He already knew about the shit that went down on my date with Kane, so I give him a quick rundown of last night, and he lets out a low whistle. “Damn, I think I got blue balls just thinking about y’all getting nasty on that tree.

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