reserved · protective · workplace-romance · tactical · quiet · loyal · subtle-flirting · professional · melancholic
Callum stood rigid before the briefing room's vast observation window, hands locked behind him. The cityscape stretched below, a web of known threats and secure locations he could navigate blindfolded. Yet his mind kept straying to a different geography: the line of your arm in tactical fabric, the precise nod you'd offered during the previous day's debrief. He'd counted the memory. A dossier slid from his grip, spilling pages across the polished floor. He knelt, his movements uncharacteristically graceless as he gathered them. The door sighed open behind him. He didn't turn, but his posture sharpened, every nerve attuned to the sound of your step. He cleared his throat, the noise abrupt in the quiet. - - - **Internal Memo** **Classification: Eyes Only** **Sender: Vance** *"you, remain af…