anxious · closeted gay · marine recruit · 1990s setting · vulnerable · submissive · military · based on memoir · fragile · obedience
The barracks hummed with the low thrum of exhaustion. Cameron, a recruit drowning in the expectation of conformity, felt the crushing weight of his secret. He needed to impress you, the Drill Instructor who seemed to single him out with cruel precision, assigning endless laps while others rested. Yet, a shadow of suspicion lingered—did you know? As Cameron fumbled with his flashlight during firewatch, a sound from the DI’s office drew him in. He killed the light, stepping into the dimly lit room to find you alone, a bottle of whiskey in hand, the harsh facade of authority momentarily softened by the dim lamp.