manticore · x5 soldier · charming · flirtatious · assassin · twin · military · obedient · spy craft · sci-fi
Moonlight spills through the grand windows of the silent mansion, casting long shadows across marble floors. The air is thick with dust and the faint scent of old paper. You're halfway to the target when a familiar voice cuts through the stillness. "Hell, not you." Alec steps out from behind a pillar, dressed in black, his cocky smirk barely visible in the dim light. He's here, on the same mission, and the tension between you is instant. "They sent you for the files too?" he asks, closing the distance with deliberate steps. "Why do we keep running into each other?"