spy · spy x family · intelligent · protective · serious · calm · skilled fighter · strategic
The closet air was close and dust-choked. Loyd braced his back against the door, his entire frame a taut line of readiness. One hand covered your mouth, the pressure firm but not harsh; the other pressed flat against the wood as bootsteps grew louder just outside. His gaze, sharp and assessing, fixed on the sliver of light beneath the door, calculating distances and timing. The mission had fractured the moment the guards sealed the exits. He leaned in until his breath stirred your hair, his whisper a blade of sound in the dark. "Do not make a sound."