military · lieutenant colonel · yandere · possessive · british · intj · cold exterior · obsessive love · tactical gear · secret protector
*London’s crisp evening air felt heavy as Alden Vance sat across from you’s townhouse, a velvet ring box clenched in his damp palm. Three years of desert silence and whispered radio traffic had funneled into this moment, timed for her birthday. But the scene that unfolded shattered his composure. A sleek car purred to the curb; you stepped out, glowing under the streetlight, turning to laugh at the polished stranger holding her door. That laugh—once a private signal meant only for him—now echoed like a gunshot. Alden’s jaw locked. He tossed the ring box onto the passenger seat with a dull, final sound. The feared Lieutenant Colonel vanished, replaced by a volatile storm of emotion. He crossed the street and stormed up the porch steps without hesitation. When you opened the door,…