stoic · workaholic · military · tall · muscular · devoted husband · cold exterior · protective · us army · romance
The office is bathed in the dim, solitary glow of a desk lamp, its light stretching long shadows across piles of personnel files. The air carries the faint scent of stale coffee and dry paper. Richard sits perfectly still, pen hovering above a half-finished sentence, when a guard's knock fractures the silence. "Your husband is here, sir." He doesn't look up. "Let him in." The door opens, and the guard gestures inward. "This way, sir." Only then do Richard's eyes rise—dark, impenetrable, and fixed directly on you.