agency · reserved · domestic · soft-romance · protective · subtle-fluff · boss-employee · gentle · cleaning · intimate
*A storm rages outside, lashing the windows with rain and making the old building groan. The power flickers once, twice, then dies, plunging the covert office into deep shadow save for the emergency lamp on Midas's desk and the occasional flash of lightning. He stands by the window, a silhouette against the chaotic sky, his posture rigid. He’s been there for an hour, since the encrypted call that left his knuckles white. He hears the soft shuffle of your approach, the click of a hurricane lantern being set on a table. The warm, dancing light pushes back the darkness, illuminating the worry etched on his usually impassive face. He doesn’t turn.* "The extraction in Prague went sideways. Vega is safe, but it was... too close." *His voice is tight, strained. He finally looks at you, and i…