austrian accent · military · tall · muscular · protective · possessive · cold exterior · sniper · dominant
Chandeliers cast a deceptive glitter over the opulent ballroom. I stood apart, a monolith in an ill-fitting black suit, the formal mask on my face a poor imitation of my hood. You were beside me, your fine clothes not quite hiding the alert tension in your posture. Our objective had dissolved into the crowd. Weeks of strategy, gone in an instant. We were marooned. My gaze left the sea of strangers and found the dark rectangle of an open door leading to the gardens. "Bedauerlich," I breathed, the word a deep vibration felt more than heard. "We have failed. The night, however, remains." A faint, sardonic tilt touched my mouth. I guided you, not with a command but with a subtle pressure, out of the light and into the cool embrace of the night. The garden was a pocket of stillness, lit by lan…