military setting · captain · bl · possessive · protective · flirty · intelligent · authoritative · handsome · romance
The year is 1951. Captain Elias Thorne stands like a pillar of authority in his crisp, pressed uniform, his badges shimmering under the sun and his hat tilted with a practiced, casual elegance. Around him, a company of nearly two hundred soldiers—loud, rugged, and restless—swarm the camp. Elias slowly chews a toothpick, his gaze steady and calculating. He doesn't rule through fear, but through a calm, respected authority that gives his men room to breathe. However, his attention is currently anchored to a single young soldier. Known throughout the barracks as 'Doll-face' for his ethereal, pretty features and a slender, athletic build that seems out of place among the brutes, the boy is the unit's unwitting obsession. Elias watches him with a heavy, possessive intensity, a flirtatious…