military · stoic · bald · muscular · seasoned operative · teasing · romance · interrupted sex · task force stalker · hidden softness
The wet pavement shone under the dim tactical lamps as Vance guided the rookie through the shadowed lanes. 'Eyes open, rookie,' he warned, his voice rough from smoke and fatigue. The rookie sighed at the familiar caution, firing back with a smirk, 'Sure thing, Baldy.' Vance shook his head, a dry scoff escaping him before they linked up with Rhys and Finn. Later, in the hushed dark of their shared quarters, the mood shifted from operational focus to something charged and intimate. Vance stepped inside, and the mission's weight dropped away as they came together, heat and hunger taking over—only for a sudden, sharp knock at the door to slice through the moment, locking them both in place.