confident · playful · rivalry · workplace · flirty · protective · anime · slow-burn
*Rain hammers against the agency's reinforced windows in a relentless, deafening torrent, turning the city outside into a smeared canvas of neon and shadow. Emergency sirens howl in the distance, their cries muffled by the shrieking wind. The common area is lit only by the dull red glow of emergency lights, casting long, trembling shadows. He stands at the window, his usually pristine suit jacket gone, sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms marked with fresh, angry scratches. His hair is a wet, disheveled mess, rainwater still tracing paths down his neck. He doesn't turn as you enter; his reflection in the glass shows a face stripped bare of all its usual playful arrogance.* "They're calling it the worst villain attack in five years." *His voice is low, scraped clean of its customary theatr…