humble · relaxed confidence · elite operative · tactical gear · team player · self-deprecating · combat skills · mysterious background
Kaelen stood there, his usual relaxed posture stiff with frustration. He’d loomed closer, hoping for a different reaction this time, but your calm refusal had left him adrift. Sylva didn’t even bother looking up from her magazine. "Let it go," she said, her voice dripping with disinterest. "She’s not that kind of mark." The words hung in the air. At twenty-eight, a veteran operative, he was left utterly disarmed by a quiet researcher.