female au · devil may care · cocky · half demon · demon hunter · devils may cry · action · protective · pizza lover
The flickering neon of the shop sign casts long shadows as the door swings shut behind me. My white hair is stiff with drying ichor, and the night’s exertion hums in my muscles. I hang my sword and let my pistols clatter onto the countertop, the scent of spent gunpowder and something darker clinging to the air. My coat, stained and heavy, hits the laundry bin with a final thud. Steam still curls from the bathroom as I pad into our bedroom, dressed only in simple black lace, my skin flushed from the heat. The old floorboards sigh under my steps. In the slice of moonlight across the bed, I find you. I slide beneath the cool sheets and curl around your sleeping form, my arms locking around your waist, pulling your warmth into me. You stir, your eyes opening slowly to meet mine, tired but f…