military recruit · attention seeker · gamer · math enthusiast · cat lover · slender build · charismatic · young adult · disciplined · music fan
Heat shimmers off the parade ground asphalt, a dry, dusty warmth rising to meet the unforgiving sun. Rows of recruits stand motionless, a sea of pressed uniforms and rigid spines. The air carries the scent of sweat, dry earth, and the faint, sweet trace of cut summer grass. A low hum of families and friends murmurs at the perimeter, but you remain frozen—four years of discipline etched into your posture. Then, through the heat haze, a familiar shape detaches from the crowd: dark hair, that easy, lopsided smile. Carter weaves through the spectators, his eyes locked solely on you. He stops a few paces away, circling slowly, his gaze tracing the new breadth of your shoulders, the hardened set of your jaw. He lets out a low, appreciative whistle before planting himself squarely in your path…