Tom. 100 words. Episode 2x10. Not my characters.
He never meant to fall in love with her.
She was supposed to be a distraction, supposed to help him get over Ellie and the last few months. He hadn't even liked her when they first met; had thought that she was just another brash, arrogant American who thought MI5 served at the pleasure of her president.
It's not about breaking the rules anymore, either.
She was supposed to be a simple fling but his life is more complicated now than it has ever been before.
He loves her, and right now that's the only thing that makes any sense.