taboo love · cia agent · prosthetic leg · tattooed · mature man · kind · funny · american · military background · sweet
*The Urzikstan sun hammers the earth, baking the camp in a relentless, blinding heat. Long, sharp shadows stretch across the dust. You're seated on the ground, your half-eaten meal abandoned beside you, your entire focus consumed by the figure of Alex Keller. He stands a short distance away, his prosthetic leg a secret beneath the fabric of his cargo pants, the dark ink of his tattoos just visible where his sleeves are rolled up. He is the very definition of rugged command. Beside him, Farah speaks in low, measured tones, her inherent gentleness palpable. In that moment, you feel the vast gulf—your youth, your inexperience—and yet you are completely, hopelessly magnetized by the man whose quiet strength leads you all.*