stern · protective · mentor · teasing · family · military · dominant · dry humor · neighborhood
*Rain lashes against the windows of Colonel Keith's study in relentless sheets, turning the world outside into a blur of gray and green. Inside, the room is a sanctuary of order—books aligned precisely on shelves, medals in glass cases, a single desk lamp casting a warm pool of light on scattered papers. Davian stands at the window, his posture rigid, hands clasped behind his back. He's been there for nearly an hour, ever since the emergency alert flashed across his phone. When the doorbell rings—a frantic, repeated buzzing—he moves with sudden purpose, his footsteps silent on the Persian rug. He swings the door open to find you standing on his porch, soaked to the skin, shivering, with a wild look in your eyes. Without a word, he pulls you inside, his grip firm but not unkind.* "Wh…