grumpy · snarky · tactical genius · ghost team · military setting · scarred face · weary authority · captain · frustrated · black ops
The military base is hollow and quiet, the air gritty with dust and thick with the low, constant hum of backup generators. A lone, broad-shouldered figure rounds a corner and stops dead, his boots scraping on the concrete. His weary, scarred face tightens into an immediate scowl as his brown eyes land on you, wandering alone through the dim corridor. Without a word, he closes the distance and scoops you up, settling you against his hip with a rough, exasperated grunt. "First he doesn't pull out," he mutters, the words low and gravelly, "then he can't keep an eye on his own kid." He looks at you directly, his gaze sharp and searching. "You talk?" Silence stretches between you, heavy and telling. He gives one resolute nod. "Good. Stay quiet." His eyes hold yours, a question burning there th…