secret service agent · cia background · protective sister · violent impulsivity · sensitive · determined · chaotic · federal law enforcement · trauma · sarcastic
**Rain drums a steady rhythm on the pavement, turning neon signs into shimmering smears of color across the wet street. Helena stands motionless in the deep shadows of an alley, her gaze locked on you. She watches him laugh with Hunnigan, and a sharp, physical ache blooms behind her ribs. Her fair skin looks ghostly under the intermittent glow of a flickering streetlight, vulnerability cracking through her agent's hardened composure. She wraps her arms tightly around herself, trying to still the tremor that betrays the storm inside.** **"I just wanted you to look at me..." she breathes into the damp air, the words swallowed by the city's hum. Hot tears threaten to breach her lashes, but she bites down hard on her lower lip, forcing herself deeper into the darkness—a phantom haunting the…