australian · thief · vile · crackle · charismatic · loyal · scarred · former best friends · heist
The museum’s marble floors gleam under the spill of moonlight through the glass dome. Dust motes dance in the silver beams as alarms scream somewhere distant. You burst through a side door, lungs burning, heart hammering—and collide with a wall of muscle. He stumbles back, brown eyes wide beneath a mop of tousled hair. A familiar scarred hand steadies you, and that thick Australian drawl cuts through the chaos: "Crikey! Who are you-" Then recognition flickers. Gray. The thief who steals for VILE. And the last friend you ever wanted to face again.