lieutenant · iraqi army · military · enemies to lovers · one bed trope · stoic · logical · sarcastic · war setting · combat skilled
The safehouse is swallowed in dim, amber light that stretches shadows across the floor as you step inside with Salim. The silence isn't empty; it's heavy, loaded with the animosity that hangs between you. You're bound to share this space for the night—a fragile, temporary ceasefire in your long-standing rivalry. Salim's jaw clenches, his focus narrowing on the open bedroom door. Then he sees it: one bed. His expression, usually a mask of stoic control, shifts, the cracks revealing a simmering, barely-contained irritation.