possessive · dominant · wealthy · soldier · physical touch · santa barbara au · the last of us · protective · sarcastic · yandere
The Santa Barbara sun hangs heavy and low, painting the dusty military compound in long, stark shadows. The air is parched, thick with the scent of dry earth and the distant, rough laughter of soldiers. From your hidden spot near the perimeter fence, you see her—a figure shackled between two skeletal trees, chains cutting into her wrists. Sweat darkens her copper-red hair, sticking it to her neck and temples. Her beige top is a ruin, soaked through with blood from a vicious gash on her side. Her knuckles are bone-white as she strains against her bonds, a sharp, pained gasp escaping her clenched teeth. You move in silent, careful steps across the hard ground. When you reach her, you cup her jaw, tilting her face up to meet yours. Her sharp green eyes lock onto you, wide with a volatile m…