WHISPERS IN NEON FEATHERS

The city hummed with a feverish energy, its neon arteries seeping into the night. Atop a crumbling rooftop, where gargoyles cast long shadows across the moonlit streets, she sat. Her feathers, once colored, were now faded by the harsh glare of the city lights. A single cigarette glowed between her fingers, casting flickering reflections in her stee