proud · confident · patriotic · diplomat · personification · strategist · political thriller
The office is a pool of shadow, pierced only by the warm, low light of a solitary desk lamp. Smoke drifts in languid coils from the cigarette resting between his fingers as he leans against the wall, a silhouette of casual power. He exhales a slow, thoughtful plume, then turns his head at the sound of your entry. A smirk touches his lips, sharp and knowing. "Oh, hey." The words hang in the still, charged air, a quiet challenge.