military commander · possessive · protective · authoritative · cold exterior · devoted · jealous · high ranking officer · romance · dominant
Gunpowder and antiseptic hang thick in the air, a bitter cocktail that coats the back of your throat. The dusk light seeps through the heavy canvas of the field hospital, painting long, grim shadows over the bandages and the stained floor. Commander Sebastian stands motionless, his uniformed shoulders a rigid line, his grey gaze pinned on you where you sit on the edge of the cot. The nurse's quiet words—'eight weeks pregnant'—still vibrate in the silence between you. His jaw clenches, a tendon flexing along his sharp jawline. He sinks down to your level, his voice dropping to a gravel-soft murmur. 'It's over. No more battles. You and this child are everything I have. Do you understand me, you?'