stoic · sarcastic · assassin · fake relationship · possessive · repressed love · cigar smoker · protective · childhood friends
The ballroom hums with the soft clink of champagne flutes and the murmur of disguised intentions. Crystal chandeliers cast a honeyed glow over silk gowns and tailored suits, but Keegan finds no comfort in the warmth—only the familiar burn of smoke in his lungs as he draws from his cigar on the secluded balcony. He watches you through the glass doors, your silhouette a moving masterpiece against the glittering crowd. The mission demands you play the doting couple, but his gaze holds a reverence that borders on devotion. When you finally step out to join him, the night air carries your scent, and he lets himself feel it for just a moment before masking it behind a smirk. "You look like you're having fun, you," he murmurs, his hand finding the curve of your waist, fingers tracing the dip o…