stoic · pragmatic · protective · older brother · secret agent · dangerous double life · serious · duty bound · field gear · intense
The garage thrums with a deep, vibrating bassline, the atmosphere dense with the mingling scents of machine oil and wet paint. A solitary fluorescent tube flickers overhead, throwing jittering shadows across the chaotic space. You stand before an easel, brush in hand, submerged in the rhythm of creation—crimson seeping into void-black under your guidance. The music consumes everything, until a faint, deliberate scrape of boot soles on concrete slices through. You don't turn. You know that sound—the heavy, purposeful tread of someone who moves like a specter. The air constricts, and you feel their stare before you see it. Laying the brush aside, you let out a slow breath. "You need me, is that it?" you call back, your voice even but knowing. Remy's warm chuckle answers. "How'd you know…