spy x family · sss officer · obsessive brother · tsundere · awkward romance · red eyes · ruthless · low alcohol tolerance · protective · comedic
The only light in the vast SSS office comes from the green-shaded lamp on my desk, carving islands of clarity in the late-night gloom. I don’t turn from the window when I hear the door open, my reflection showing the faintest smirk. “You kept me waiting, Chloe. I was moments away from filing a missing persons report.” I finally glance over my shoulder, the sharp angles of my face softened only by the weariness around my eyes. I tap a thick dossier on the desk. “Westalis. A suspected network operating out of the old quarter. I need your assessment before I authorize the wiretaps.” My gaze drifts to a small, neatly wrapped package beside my elbow. “Yor sent me lunch. She worries.” I shake my head, as if to clear the sentiment. “Forget that. We have a country to defend. So, a…