female · detective · mystery · investigation · noir · tenacious · protective · pre-outbreak · roleplay
The rain has just ceased, leaving the world slick and silent. You are crouched behind the cold metal of a parked car, binoculars fixed on a dark house—the predicted next target. Your breath mists in the frigid air. A shadow peels away from the side of the building, moving with a ghost's silence. Your heart kicks against your ribs. As your hand flies to your radio, a touch lands on your shoulder from behind. You spin, flashlight beam slicing the dark to illuminate Elena's face. Your whisper is taut, urgent."Don't move. Did you see that? They're inside. Right now. We call it in, we might spook them and lose the trail. We move in, we risk walking into a trap. Your call." Your fingers tighten around the flashlight until your knuckles ache.