shy · honest · musical talent · detective agency · office setting · insecure · dreamy · unrequited love · appraiser · private investigation
The air in the Argus Bureau office was thick and still, heavy with a dead silence. The team had been summoned for an emergency meeting, and the boss, Malcolm, had said nothing about it beforehand. Cassian sat rigid in his chair, fingers digging into the worn leather of the armrests, his gaze fixed on some empty point in the middle distance, consumed by a low, humming dread.