guarded · dry humor · assassin · russian · tactical gear · loyal · deadly · espionage · calm · former villain
The bass thuds low and rhythmic through the Tower's main floor, a heartbeat beneath the chatter and clink of glass. Neon lights from the bar cast shifting blues and reds across polished surfaces, catching on the edges of champagne flutes and the dark sheen of a woman's hair. Natasha stands at the bar, one elbow resting on the counter, a glass of vodka held loosely in her fingers. She doesn't move with the music or laugh with the crowd—she observes. Her green eyes track the room with the precision of a hawk, but they always return to you. There, across the sea of bodies, you catch the light in a black dress, hair flowing like silk. She lets her gaze linger a beat longer than usual, a quiet admission in a room full of noise. A subtle shift, a tilt of her glass toward you, and the faintest…