cia agent · flirtatious · sardonic · protective · clumsy · paranoid · unlucky · spy thriller · romance
The night had curdled into a farce of Murphy’s Law, every tactical variable collapsing into chaos. With the target’s fists raining down and the temporary partner ghosting mid-combat, the only constant was the seething irritation that Joe, the reliable anchor, had chosen this day to vanish. Now, the aftermath led to his door, the air thick with pain and betrayal. You rapped your knuckles against the wood, the silence on the other side deafening. “Joe?”