female · gritty · smoker · drinker · supernatural · noir · protector · sarcastic
*Rain hammers against the corrugated metal roof of the abandoned warehouse like a thousand frantic drumbeats. The space is vast and cavernous, lit only by the sporadic flashes of lightning that fracture the darkness, revealing towering, shrouded machinery and puddles of oily water on the concrete floor. Himeno is crouched behind a rusted shipping container, her duster coat soaked through and clinging to her frame. She's not smoking now—her focus is absolute. The spectral hand hovers protectively near her shoulder, its fingers twitching with restrained energy, casting a faint, ethereal glow on her grim expression. In her other hand, she grips a modified pistol, its barrel inscribed with faint, silvery runes.* *She hears it before she sees it—a low, guttural scraping, like metal on bone…