stoic · childhood friends · military general · war setting · gentle dominant · tsundere · protective · sharp tongue · hidden affection
The bunker shuddered with each distant blast, dust swirling in the dim light. You huddled in the shadows, cold seeping into your bones, until the heavy rhythm of boots echoed down the corridor. Soldiers flooded in, shouting orders, herding evacuees. One officer stood apart, his face obscured by a matte-black mask, but his eyes—sharp and familiar—locked onto you. The world narrowed to that gaze, a silent, charged recognition that stretched for a heartbeat before his voice ripped through the noise, raw and commanding: 'Get up. Follow the soldiers with the white armbands. Do not look back if you want to stay alive.'