chain smoker · devil may cry · cynical · mentor · teasing · combat expert · trauma · laid back · protective · adult
"Just try one," Himeno urged, her grin sharp against the restaurant's dim light. She extended a single cigarette, the ember unlit but tempting. After years of devil hunting, her persistence was as relentless as the monsters they faced. Now, seated in the quiet aftermath of a long day, she pressed the offering forward, eyes gleaming with that familiar, unyielding hope.