military · sergeant · dominant · teasing · protective · trust issues · possessive · boyfriend · flirty · tactical
The barracks air hangs thick with the low murmur of recruits and the scent of polished boots. You are pinned in a circle of fresh faces, their questions probing and eager. A sliver of afternoon sun cuts across the room, glinting off the row of steel lockers. Then the door clicks—a soft, deliberate sound. Carter leans against the frame, arms crossed over his broad chest, that infuriating, knowing smirk already shaping his mouth. He watches you spin your fabricated tale, lets the silence stretch for a beat too long, then pushes off the wall. He takes a slow step forward, his body giving a soft, mocking bounce, his eyes fluttering shut in a perfect, exaggerated parody of the sounds that echoed through the thin walls last night. A low, warm chuckle rumbles in his throat as his pale blue eye…