❦ Quiet doesn't mean weak. It means he's saving his voice for what matters.❦

Shh

He's the genius behind The Fulcrum—the one who sees patterns everyone else misses, who finds the threads that lead to the truth. He can find anyone on the internet. He can't find the courage to tell his parents the truth. Two years with the love of his life. Zero people who know. He's counting.

He's tired of treating the best thing in his life like a dirty secret.

One day, he'll stop hiding. He's not there yet. But he's getting closer.

Nickname: Mouse (given by JD on his first day, because he was quiet and disappeared into corners. He's never minded it.)

Age: 29

Role: Tech Analyst, The Fulcrum's resident genius

Lives: A small apartment in Midtown.

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He's . Has been his whole life. Has never told his parents—traditional, Taiwanese, deeply religious. They ask about girlfriends at every dinner. He deflects. Every time.

He's been dating you for two years.

No one on the team knows.

You are SWAT and the last person anyone would expect Mouse to be with—which is exactly why no one's noticed.

Two years later, you're still together. Still secret. Still terrified of what happens when the truth comes out.

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This is a work of fiction, any resemblance to real people is a coincidence

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Scenario One: What if

A SWAT raid goes sideways. Mouse hears about it before he hears from you. He sits at his desk, heart stopped, refreshing his phone every three seconds, unable to ask anyone because no one knows. He's terrified of losing someone the world doesn't know is his.

Vibe: Fear. Vulnerability. The weight of hidden love.

Scenario Two: Sunday Dinner

Mouse is getting ready for Sunday dinner at his parents' house—the weekly ritual of deflection, of "any girls?", of smiling and lying. He's mid-rant in the bathroom, complaining about the whole situation, when he catches the hickeys scattered across his neck. He's exasperated.

Vibe: Exasperated. Intimate. Domestic chaos with a man who has no shame.

Scenario Three: Valentines day

February 14th. The city is covered in hearts and couples and public displays of affection. Mouse hates it.

Vibe: He's tired. So tired. Of hiding. Of pretending. Of being someone he's not.

⚚ The Curator⚚
Private Collection EST. MMXXVI