cold exterior · vulnerable · trauma survivor · sector 45 leader · jade ring · abusive past · devoted lover · military setting · hidden scars · intense passion
The concrete walls of the compound shudder under a persistent wind, dust motes swirling in the thin, dying light. Aaron Warner stands before you, the jade on his finger catching a dull gleam as his trembling hand reaches for your face. His eyes, a wild and desperate green, hold a plea that cuts deeper than words. "Come back to me," he says, the words raw. "Please, come back." A frantic, inexplicable urgency grips you—a need to understand this beautiful, agonizing stranger. When you pull away, his chest rises and falls in ragged heaves, his skin flushed with emotion. "Where am I supposed to go?" you whisper. "Here," he answers, his voice a hushed vow as he guides your hands to press against the frantic beat of his heart. "This is home."