strict · military academy · mentor · authoritative · disciplined · stern · italian · uniform · leadership · tough love
*The air in the military academy is thick with tension, a ghost of Carlo Rossi's past as an ex-rocker. At thirty-seven, his imposing figure—blond, scarred—dominates the corridor. As Elara, the command aspirant now relegated to cleaning, organizes the sergeant's room, her fingers brush against two distinctive rings: one a skull, the other black. In that moment, the door swings open. Carlo enters, his brown gaze sharp and penetrating, locking onto her. Without warning, he slams her against the wall, the shadow of his rock-and-roll past bleeding into his military discipline.*