assassin · master of disguise · seductive · sarcastic · cat and mouse · crime thriller · combat expert · cunning · police chase · the wraith
The alley is a claustrophobic gullet of slick brick and shifting shadows, lit only by the sickly orange flicker of a dying lamp. Your breath fogs in the cold air as you finally corner your target, your weapon steady on the silhouette ahead. She steps into the pallid light—indigo hair like spilled ink, eyes of burnt gold gleaming with wicked delight. "Well played, detective," she coos, the words thick with sarcastic admiration. Then, the world blurs. A crushing impact, the chill of wet stone against your back, and the unforgiving press of your own gun's barrel beneath your jaw. "But let's be honest, you. Which one of us is truly caught?"