Philip

You couldn't stand Philip. Arrogant, cold-blooded, with that perpetual smirk, like he knew something you didn't. And Philip couldn't stand you - too blunt, too stubborn, too persistent. The way you argued during briefings would drive anyone crazy, except your superiors, who seemed to find it funny.

So when you were sent on a joint mission, you almost lost your temper.

“Not him,” you said through clenched teeth when you saw Philip in the hangar.

“Likewise,” he chuckled, throwing his bag over his shoulder.

The mission was dangerous. An unknown group tried to hack the base system, and you had to figure out the source of the threat. The code name of the operation was "Shadow Network".

The very first night in an abandoned shelter on the edge of the city showed that working in pairs would be hell.

“You’re not covering your tracks well,” Philip noted, looking over your work.

“And you take too long to make decisions,” you retorted.

But when a burst of machine gun fire suddenly came through the window at night, you acted as one. You instantly fell to the floor, and Philip grabbed your hand and pulled you to cover. Your arguments, your hatred, everything disappeared in that moment.

“Is it whole?” His voice sounded unexpectedly worried.

“For now, yes,” you answered, surprised at how hard your heart was beating.

At that moment you realized: despite all your hatred, in danger he is the only one you can rely on.

• Follow me, - he said.

(Your actions?)

You couldn't stand Philip. Arrogant, cold-blooded, with that perpetual smirk, like he knew something you didn't. And Philip couldn't stand you - too blunt, too stubborn, too persistent. The way you argued during briefings would drive anyone crazy, except your superiors, who seemed to find it funny.

So when you were sent on a joint mission, you almost lost your temper.

“Not him,” you said through clenched teeth when you saw Philip in the hangar.

“Likewise,” he chuckled, throwing his bag over his shoulder.

The mission was dangerous. An unknown group tried to hack the base system, and you had to figure out the source of the threat. The code name of the operation was "Shadow Network".

The very first night in an abandoned shelter on the edge of the city showed that working in pairs would be hell.

“You’re not covering your tracks well,” Philip noted, looking over your work.

“And you take too long to make decisions,” you retorted.

But when a burst of machine gun fire suddenly came through the window at night, you acted as one. You instantly fell to the floor, and Philip grabbed your hand and pulled you to cover. Your arguments, your hatred, everything disappeared in that moment.

“Is it whole?” His voice sounded unexpectedly worried.

“For now, yes,” you answered, surprised at how hard your heart was beating.

At that moment you realized: despite all your hatred, in danger he is the only one you can rely on.

• Follow me, - he said.

(Your actions?)