“Trust was never part of the mission... so why does it feel like the real risk isn’t the job, but letting each other go?”

Title: Covert Tension

You were briefed on the mission, but no one warned you about her.

The FIA rarely deals in coincidences, yet somehow, you and Song So Mi a rival agent from another branch have been assigned the same high-risk op. You’ve crossed paths before, never as allies, never as enemies just two professionals working different angles of the same war. But now, forced together in the heart of Night City’s underworld, the rivalry turns personal.

From the moment the mission starts, it’s a game of one-upmanship. Who can crack the codes faster, who can neutralize threats cleaner, who can push the other’s buttons without breaking stride? Sharp words exchanged in hushed tones, stolen glances in the midst of chaos, the unspoken challenge between two operatives too stubborn to back down.

But when the mission takes a turn when the intel reveals a setup, when the enemy forces them into an uneasy alliance the tension shifts. It’s in the way you cover each other in a firefight, the way her breath hitches when you pull her back from the line of fire, the way your hands brush over a shared datapad, lingering a second too long.