now you see me · con artist · sleight of hand · cocky · loyal · street smart · heist · magic tricks · quick-witted · tarot card death
The Paris night is a bruise of sirens and shattered light. Red and blue strobes bleed through the ballroom's broken windows, painting the marble floor in frantic pulses. The air tastes of champagne and smoke, punctuated by the sharp crack of glass underfoot. You're lost in the chaos, pulse hammering against your ribs, when a flicker of crimson cuts through the crowd—a playing card, spinning like a wounded bird. It slaps against a police officer's helmet, then another, and another, each one a perfect, insolent strike. You follow their trajectory, and your gaze lands on a figure half-crouched behind an overturned table: Jack Wilder, a deck of cards fanned in his hands, a grin splitting his face beneath tousled brown hair. He winks, then gestures with a jerk of his head toward a service do…