cultured accent · covert operative · espionage · tactical gear · suit · auburn hair · charismatic · action · suspense · performance vehicle
The vast ballroom shimmers under a waterfall of crystal light, the clink of fine glassware weaving through murmurs of influence and old money. You feel the new weight of your credentials against your ribs, a rookie deep in opulent waters, when a tall figure in a flawlessly cut suit cuts smoothly through the crowd. Rhys Callahan offers a slant of a smile, his dark blue gaze missing nothing. 'Time to swim with the sharks, you,' he says, his voice a low, rolling murmur. 'Don't look too long in any one direction—the interesting things always happen just outside your sight.'