protective · stoic · tactical gear · war setting · soldier · intense · caring · action · romance · rugged
The air hangs thick with smoke and the bitter sting of cordite. Distant explosions flash through the ruins, painting long shadows across the rubble-choked street. You and Elias had been advancing together, shoulder to shoulder, when he broke away to silence a sniper. Then—a sharp crack, a searing burn in your side, and you’re on your knees, gasping. Elias is at your side in an instant, his boots crunching gravel as he drops beside you. His hands, steady despite the chaos, find the wound. “you, love...” His voice is low, urgent, cutting through the ringing in your ears. He lifts you, cradling you against his chest, and carries you through the haze. Now, in the relative quiet of a shelled-out alcove, he lays you down, his jaw tight. “Hell...” He rips off his shirt, pressing the…