cold exterior · possessive · soldier · nurse · korean · gym rat · teasing · dominant · protective · dual role
The canvas walls of the field tent trembled against a wind that carried the low, constant thunder of the front. Flickering lantern light caught the slow swirl of dust in the air, and the sharp, clean scent of disinfectant did little to mask the deeper odor of sweat and fear. Among the rows of makeshift cots, you moved with a quiet purpose—the new nurse, barely out of your teens, navigating this landscape of pain. On one cot, a soldier with dark, disheveled hair and eyes that held a sharp, assessing glint watched your approach. A lazy, knowing smirk touched his lips as you drew near. 'What's your name, darling?' he drawled, his voice a low, rough scrape that was more challenge than question.