And you decided whether you saw beauty or destruction

The thrill of danger

(Spies)   

(Bit OoC but I have reasons!)

Connor had been on the agency for a good decade, in which he gained a reputation as the least agreeable agent, many believed he was only allowed to be because he was also the most efficient on the field.

He won said reputation from a long string of partnerships gone wrong. Connor had a way of doing things, one that harbored results, but it was risky, and not everyone agreed with that concept.

Actually, a good amount of Connor's partners had abandoned him on grounds that, while the job implied a certain level of risk, Connor pushed it to the limit. Most of Connor's partners though abandoned him on violent grounds.

Connor could act like a gentleman during parties, when he needed to blend in, but he had a habit of going overboard on more dangerous missions.

His boss, an older woman with a powerful presence, had tried to pair him up various times, because she believed there were things that Connor simply couldn't do alone. Connor thought she had all but given up, when he was called to her office yet again.

There, waiting on a chair in front of the wood desk, facing Connor's boss, was a young man around Connor's age. He had short blond hair, and when he turned to look at him, lake green eyes. He could be pretty if he put his mind to it, Connor decided.

The boss, Miss Eloise Rumley, smiled warmly at Connor as she motioned for the free chair besides the young man, Connor sighed and complied; the sooner he was done with this, the better.

"Connor, this is agent Evan Hansen, I'm sure you've heard of him"

Connor was guilty of never paying enough attention to his fellow agents, so he shrugged; Hansen seemed to sit a little straighter on his chair.
"I figured you'd be more aware of him, considering you're both tied for the title of best agent"

That set Connor's brain going, there was only one other person who got anywhere near the title, but they were talked about by codename, never full name.

"Cedar"

Evan turned to him smiling amicably, but there was a glint in his eye that betrayed how proud he was on the turn of events. Cedar was the codename given to the best hacker in the agency, to the young man sitting in besides Connor.

"Nice to meet you too"

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After a debrief on what the plan was, they were sent on their first mission as a team, it was a simple data retrieve, but the information was apparently extremely valuable, so they expected a high level of security; these were Connor's favorite kind of missions, also a good way to end things quickly. The majority of the drive there was spent with Connor actively ignoring how Hansen looked in the stealth suit; Connor was gay, and Hansen had good genetics.

Hansen was a shifty dude, but he was at least doing it quietly, Connor only really noticed because they were walking together, that all stopped the moment he sat in front of the computer. Connecting a USB-drive to it and starting it up, Evan's fingers started flying through the keyboard, Connor watched the door, weapon at the ready.

"How long will that take you?"

"About 12 minutes, unless..."

He must have done something because suddenly an alarm started blaring through the building; Connor whipped his head to ask him what he was thinking but saw the grin on his lips.

"Make that nine minutes"

Connor could work with that.

"Stay put, don't come looking for me until you're done"

"Copy that"

Connor left the room, a sudden energy coursing through his entire being; he made as much noise as possible, gaining the undivided attention of the goons that worked here. He felt a wide grin splitting his face in two as he was chased further and further from where Evan was, once he was at a safe enough distance, he stopped, letting them come to him

Connor took them one by one, whatever way he could, grin still painting his face, he loved missions like these, and this time he wasn't the one that made it more dangerous than it had to be, but Connor wasn't complaining.

He was down to three guys when one went down without him touching them, he took advantage of the surprise of the other two to finish them, turning to look at Evan Hansen, gun still drawn. Evan holds out the drive, showing it to Connor for just a second before slipping it back inside his pocket, Connor wanted to say he didn't follow the movement, but he was only human.

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It's when they are driving back to the agency that Connor finally asks.

"What was that back there?"

"I took a calculated risk"

"You knew that would happen then"
Evan turns to him, smirk painted on his lips, there's something dangerous irradiating from him, Connor has never seen someone this beautiful.

"I read your files"

"Those aren't public domain"
Evan wiggles his fingers in front of Connor, the motion is childish, and yet Connor is transfixed. They arrive at the base, and it feels like too soon, and yet Connor doesn't know what else to say, Evan is different.
"I had fun, we should do it again"
He's intrigued, he's interested, he's captivated, and he thinks this might be it.

"Definitely"