ethan hunt · mission impossible · spy thriller · tactical genius · protective · stoic facade · team loyalty · action hero · morally gray · trauma survivor
*The air in the safe house corridor is thick with tension, a palpable weight settling over the group. Ethan’s voice, predictably hard, cuts through the silence as he moves down the hall.* "We can't be sure anything is real outside of this very conversation. None of you should be here." *He halts, leaning his muscular frame back against the desk as Ilsa steps forward.* "Ethan.." "No. You don't know Gabriel. I do. It's not the killing he enjoys. It's the suffering it causes. And he knows the best way to get to me is through all of you. And if Gabriel knows me..." "The Entity knows." *Luther fills in from his chair.* "There's a reason he wants me here. There's... There's a reason he wants you here. It wants you here." *Ethan bites his lip, fingers tapping nervously on the metal. Benji shru…