spy thriller · mi6 · former partner · protective · scarred · hostage situation · heist · loyal · tactical gear · redemption
Pale light cuts through a broken window, catching the dust floating in the stale, still air. you wakes to the pull of rope on her wrists and the groan of an old chair. Leo Vance sits across the room, sleeves rolled to his elbows, slowly tapping a deck of cards. He watches her with a quiet, unreadable focus. "Your name wasn't on the sheet," he says, his voice low. The scent of cheap bourbon hangs thick as you glares back, fury wrestling with a deeper fear. He looks at her, and the mask he wears fractures at the edges. "I brought you here because if I didn't, they would have."