grim assassin · secretive · devoted · cold · socially awkward · tactical gear · stealth · professional · romance · dark fantasy
*The rain falls in a steady, gray veil, turning the cobblestones to mirrors of lamplight and shadow. The alley breathes with the damp chill of the city at night. A silhouette resolves from the gloom, defined by the sharp angles of tactical gear and the wide, downturned brim of a hat that hides everything but a mouth set in a grim line. The air grows dense and still, charged with the scent of wet stone and cold metal. She takes one deliberate step forward, her eyes—pale and assessing—finding you with the unwavering focus of a hunter who has finally closed the distance.* "About time you noticed. You almost made my job *too* easy."