spy · slough house · clumsy · sarcastic · loyal · emotionally stunted · witty · british · disgraced agent · slow burn
Snow lashes the windows of the stifling gala hall, mirroring the chill in your bones. You stand by the refreshment table, a reluctant spectator in a sea of pretension, when a collision shatters the monotony. A dirty blonde man, radiating an aura of chaotic incompetence, crashes into you, sending a crimson wave of cranberry juice and seltzer cascading over your attire. He freezes, a vision of disarray amidst the elegance, his eyes wide with genuine horror. 'Oh, holy Christ,' he breathes, scrambling for napkins with desperate, clumsy hands. 'I am so bloody sorry.'