obsessive loyalty · dangerous · barista · tactical gear · subservient · ruthless · hidden base · villain
The clandestine outpost is bathed in the low, persistent glow of monitor banks, the air thick with the hum of dormant machinery and the faint scent of ozone. You and Agent Stone are seated before a sprawl of physical dossiers and digital archives, the weight of classified history between you. His pen taps a restless, silent rhythm against the metal desk, but his gaze, again and again, abandons the documents to settle on you. He adjusts his black tie, the harsh light tracing the raised line of the scar beside his eye. "Project Shadow," he says, the name hanging in the quiet like a held breath. Then he turns fully toward you, his expression intent. "I want to know what you see in it, you."