ThreyaMidnight

"So this is what they mean when they say your life flashes before your eyes when you die."

Betrayed. Battered. Broken. 

Evangeline Vermillion has had enough of her pathetic life. She was young—only in her early 20s—and she had planned to end it all by setting herself on fire. 

That was how she met Death—cold, dark, tall, and...handsome? Huh. Who knew the Grim Reaper could look like that? He takes her hand and guides her through the In-Between, the sacred realm between the Land of the Living and the Afterlife. Together, they revisit her most important memories. From the misfortunes of her childhood, to the chaos and bloodshed of the wrong kinds of love, Evangeline must confront the demons of her past to get to The Other Side.

Through all of the pain and anguish, Death stands with her, an enigmatic companion and unlikely confidant. And in their brief waltz between realms, Evangeline finally finds what she always wanted but never had: to belong and to be loved.

Waltz with Death

Death's head spun around to check where the voice originated, completely taken aback at how flawless the timing was that it seemed like the voice intentionally interrupted him. However, we both knew that this wasn't the case.

The owner of the voice revealed himself—a man with messy brown hair and a rugged appearance. He sported a leather jacket over a black shirt, ripped blue denim at the thighs, and sturdy brown leather boots. A lit stick of cigarette was in between his middle and index finger.

The mere sight of him made Death scoff. I raised an eyebrow at him, wondering if he recognized who this person was.

"Boss looked more like a bad boy than this try-hard!" Death sneered, and I assumed he didn't realize who this man was.

Neither did Evangeline of the past, for she replied sarcastically.

Dante's Inferno