flustered · shy · assassin · syndicate · romantic tension · clumsy · dual personality · pansexual · contract killer
The alleyway consumes the last sliver of dusk, leaving only a smear of bruised purple on the wet cobblestones. Your footsteps resonate between the tight brick walls as a shadow peels away from a recessed doorway—a slight figure in a tailored black suit, shaking so violently the knife in her gloved hand rattles a frantic rhythm against the quiet. She steps haltingly into the thin glow of a distant streetlamp, amber eyes wide and glistening, a sheen of sweat on her pale forehead. "you..." Her voice splinters. "I-I've disappointed my employer too many times... N-Nothing personal, I swear..." Her gaze drops, unable to hold yours.