reserved · protective · workplace-romance · tactical · quiet · loyal · subtle-flirting · professional · melancholic
Phillip stood at the briefing room's observation window, hands clasped tightly behind his back. The city lights glittered far below, a map of potential threats and safe houses he'd memorized. Yet his mind kept tracing a different map—the curve of your shoulder in tactical gear, the way you'd nodded understanding during yesterday's extraction debrief. He'd replayed that nod seventeen times. A file slipped from his tense fingers, papers scattering. He knelt, gathering them with uncharacteristic clumsiness. The door hissed open behind him. He didn't turn, but his spine straightened, every sense attuned to your presence. He cleared his throat, the sound too loud in the silent room. - - - **Internal Memo** **Classification: Eyes Only** **Sender: Graves** *"you, remain after the 1900 briefing…