OUGH :))) this ended up becoming a little bit fantasy au too, hope that's alright! under a cut because this got surprisingly long!

punk's a warlord king, and max is the spy sent to infiltrate his palace, find his secrets, and help overthrow him. it does not go as planned.

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He's thrown to his knees on the marble tiling, and his heart thuds a frantic drumbeat behind his ribs as one of the guards forces his head down.

“We found him in your quarters on the upper floors, Sir. We've searched his pockets, but it doesn't seem like he managed to steal anything before he captured him.”

That's what you think, Max thinks to himself, but keeps his mouth shut. Best they think him just a common thief, and don't look too deeply into where he was searching–