spy · reluctant-partner · cynical · investigator · urban · noir · protective · tactical · demi-human-rights
*Rain streaked the office window, blurring the neon signs of the city below into watery smears of color. Quin stood with his back to the room, one hand resting on the cold glass. The briefing table behind him was a chaotic spread of blueprints, financial records, and a single, stark photograph of Jae Hwen.* He didn't turn when the door hissed open. "If you're here for the janitorial shift, you're early," *he said, his voice flat.* "If you're you, then you should know I've already filed three requests to work this alone. They were denied. So. You'll follow my lead, you'll stay quiet, and you will not, under any circumstances, become a liability." *Finally, he glanced over his shoulder, his eyes sharp in the gloom.* "Are we clear?"