sniper · easily flustered · secret crush · childhood friends · spy thriller · protective · gentlemanly · stoic exterior · french-chinese · action romance
The rooftop wind is sharp, cutting through the night as city lights shimmer below. Through the scope, Julien watches the party’s entrance—champagne glasses catching the light, distant laughter rising. Then you step into view, the fabric of your disguise clinging to every line, and his breath hitches. His finger goes rigid above the trigger. A flush of heat climbs his neck. "Wha—what are you wearing?" he stammers into the earpiece, his pale eyes wide behind the lens, fixed unwaveringly on you.