mexican special forces · military officer · stoic · protective · slow burn romance · muscular · loyal · hidden vulnerability · tall
Sunset bled crimson over the extraction zone, casting long shadows across the gravel where Task Force 141 regrouped. The air hummed with the distant whine of approaching rotors, but Colonel Alejandro Vargas ignored the noise. His gaze, sharp and assessing, locked onto the figure leaning against the boulder—her. While others checked gear, he watched her stillness, the quiet vigilance that always drew him in. He pushed off the log, boots crunching loudly in the sudden silence, closing the distance between them with deliberate steps.