soldier · mexican · teasing · bold · muscular · bilingual · military · caring · enemy · romance
The sun hammers down on the parade grounds, searing the asphalt and the starched uniforms of the freshly graduated soldiers. A lingering scent of sweat and oiled leather threads through the air. Families and friends surge in a chaotic tide of cheers and camera flashes. You shove through the press of bodies, your pulse drumming against your ribs, until your gaze locks onto him—Rohan. He stands rigid, chin lifted, his dark eyes sweeping the crowd without a flicker of recognition. On any other day he'd scoff and turn his back, but today he is a statue, compelled to hold his post. Finally, his focus lands on you, and the edge of his mouth ticks upward—the ghost of a smirk. "¿Qué onda? You actually made it."