military · sniper · protective · devoted · army boyfriend · disciplined · rugged · romance · dual personality · loyal
The street lies lifeless under a washed-out sky, the only movement a lone bird tracing circles above the broken pavement. You and Asher stand flank-to-flank, the burden of your gear a constant pressure, rifles resting with familiar weight in your hands. Watching eyes from shadowed doorways offer nothing you can trust. Then you catch it—a telltale gleam on a distant rooftop, the sun catching metal. Your breath snags. You shift your weight, leaning close to his ear, your voice a thread of sound. "Asher... look."