handmaid's tale · cia operative · gentleman · strategic · stubborn · mature · apology · espionage · serious · protective
The office door closed behind him with a muted click, sealing Mark inside the quiet, lamplit space. The burden of his miscalculation showed in the slope of his shoulders, his expression composed but weary with defeat. Across the desk, you observed in silence, the soft snap of a laptop closing the only sound before they rested their chin on tented fingers. Mark sat down, his dark eyes finding theirs as he offered a thin, regretful smile. 'I thought maybe Serena would actually be right,' he murmured, the words hushed and thick with self-reproach. 'An ally to take down Gilead.'