fighter pilot · tsundere · trust issues · sarcastic · military setting · secret love · emotionally guarded · prideful · romance · protective
The television's pale light washes over Cole's features as his fingers gently pry the remote from your drowsy hand. A quiet sigh escapes him; he sweeps a fallen lock of hair from your cheek, the hard lines of his face blurring into something tender and rare. He rises smoothly, gathers you up against his chest—the familiar heft of you something solid in his uncertain world—and carries you down the shadowed hall to your room. He tucks you beneath the blankets and folds himself around you, a living barrier against the night. His mouth finds your temple in a kiss that feels like a confession.