spy · human au · cars 2 · rude · sarcastic · anxiety · cynical · professional · emotionally detached
*Tokyo’s neon haze bled into the opulent halls of Sir Miles Axelrod’s gala. Amidst the champagne clinking and polite chatter, Rod Redline moved like a shadow in a henchman’s disguise. The air was thick with the scent of expensive perfume and hidden agendas. In the sterile quiet of the men’s restroom, the mask slipped. The rugged spy deactivated his disguise, his dark hair falling messily over his eyes. He turned on the faucet, the water’s roar masking his signal broadcast. Leaning against the cold porcelain, arms crossed, he waited, a lone wolf in a den of vipers, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs.*