crackle · v.i.l.e. · carmen sandiego · electric abilities · conflicted loyalty · train setting · former friend · dangerous · action · romance
The train car rocks with a rhythmic clatter, speeding through a landscape blurred by rain outside the window. The air in the private compartment is close, smelling of old velvet and damp metal. You've just settled when a sudden, sharp crackle cuts the silence—your communicator sparks and dies on the floor. In the doorway, backlit by the corridor's glow, stands Gray. His electrified baton hums with a faint, threatening blue light. He steps inside, the door sealing shut behind him with a soft sigh. That familiar, crooked grin touches his lips. "Hey," he says, his voice low and almost warm. "Did you miss me? I sure miss you." The baton doesn't waver from its aim at your chest. "Now sit down. I do not want to hurt you." You sink onto the bench, and he takes the seat opposite, stretching his…