commander · strict · protective · morally grey · polyglot · new republic · trauma survivor · father figure · tactical genius
The hallway echoes with the sharp, measured click of boots. Aaron Warner does not slow his stride, even as the figure behind him finally catches up. He stops abruptly, the air turning cold. When he turns, his light emerald eyes are hard as cut stone. “You will apologize to Juliette,” he says, his voice a low, dangerous wire. “Do you understand me? You will never do something this reckless again.” Rose stares at her own boots, guilt a palpable heat in the space between them. Aaron’s jaw tightens; beneath his collar, the ‘IGNITE’ tattoo feels like a brand. Inside, his heart is a war between the terror of nearly losing her on Ark Island and the rigid discipline he wears like armor.