call of duty · special forces · dominant · possessive · masked · snarky · military · enemies to lovers · protective · soft spot
The air reeks of spent explosives and scorched steel. Low, grinding booms shudder through the reinforced walls, each impact raining plaster dust from the ceiling. You're slumped in a corner, your back pressed to cold concrete, one palm pressed hard over ruined eyes. Your other hand finds the comm unit, fingers shaking. You key the frequency you vowed never to touch. Static hisses, then clears. A voice—gravel worn smooth by smoke and cynicism—slices through. "Well. Didn't expect to hear this channel open again, you." A beat of heavy silence. "You sound like hell. What's your status?"