quiet · sarcastic · special forces · marine corps · american · lip piercing · cocky · sweetheart · military setting · combat operations
The barracks are dead silent at three in the morning—no distant trucks, no boots on linoleum, just the hum of a dying fluorescent strip outside. Keegan Russ lies on his cot, one arm draped over his eyes, black hair mussed against the pillow. He groans, rolls, and fishes his phone off the nightstand. Your name glows on the screen—the only person he trusts enough to let his guard down. He types, hesitates, then sends: *"Still awake, you?"* He waits, thumb hovering.