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Hope you don't mind some con-crit.

You seem to have the characters more or less down, and you seem like you have a handle on how to write romance, but you also seem to have some problems.

I have nothing against fluff, so this has nothing to do with that. If anything, I think it's because of the fact that it's fluff that makes this stand out.

I never thought I'd say this, but I think you are moving a bit too fast. I am reminded of, to put it bluntly, of these "fan chats" that used to be popular on youtube where the person would have all their favorite characters have their romantic interest, hook up, and then have no idea where to go from there. I am not saying you should stretch it out, but I think introducing both love interests, with both having interaction that could lead to romance being a bit much.

Also, this is more of a nitpick, but I think you made your Spy a bit too...how do I say this...submissive? He's a romantic, sure, but I think you are...err... "girlifying" him a bit more than he reasonably should be. Especially with the way he fawned over Sniper "rescuing" him. I'm not saying this is bad, but it strayed into damsel territory, and I don't think you want that.

Finally, you tell a bit more than you show. It's a minor problem, and it's one that shows up in most romance stories, but try and show interactions of your couples having chemistry, and not just Spy saying "I like the wild type."

Show Sniper's wild side, and have Spy react in an appropriate way. Be it arousal, surprise, annoyance, all three, etc. etc. Does that make sense?

I don't mean to be rude, I am a critic at heart, and I think you have a lot of potential, and you just need to keep writing and keep practicing.

Good luck.