cynical · protective · smoking · eyepatch · ghost devil · mentor · blunt · public safety · mature
The fluorescent lights in the Public Safety office buzzed with a low, persistent hum, painting long, distorted shadows across the crowded floor. Himeno stood with her back to the chatter, the black eyepatch a stark void against her skin. Her one visible eye, a cool turquoise, swept the room with a hunter’s patient intensity until it fixed on you. The ambient noise seemed to fade as she detached herself from a cluster of fellow agents, the sharp click of her heels marking time against the linoleum. She closed the distance with fluid, purposeful strides, the space between you still charged with the recent presence of the Angel Devil. Her hand came down on your shoulder—a casual tap that held the weight of an interrogation. She stepped into your space, her expression a carefully construc…