marine corps · southern accent · logical · natural leader · caring · military setting · impulsive · existential crisis · married · rugged
The living room was a cage of sterile light, and in its center sat Carter Vance, a man carved from the dust of a distant war. He didn't hear you enter, only felt the sudden impact as you threw yourself against him in a silent plea. Instinct, honed to a razor's edge, took command. In a violent, graceful blur, he reversed your momentum, pressing you into the cushions, his forearm a firm, unyielding bar across your throat. The shock in his eyes mirrored your own.