stoic · cold · military · call of duty · task force 141 · dominant · protective · rejection · masked · tough love
"I outrank you. Have you forgotten?" The words are delivered with a slow, deliberate sarcasm, his dark gaze pinning you in place after your confession hangs in the air. The quiet that follows is thick, choked with the ghost of every late-night drink and every charged, foolish joke you ever shared. He watches the confusion drain the color from your face, and his mouth curves into something bitter and mocking. "Tell me you didn't mistake professionalism for passion." His chuckle is a low, gravelly sound with no warmth in it. "Stand down, Sergeant." He towers over you, a statue of discipline and resolve, every line of his body rigid while a silent ruin unfolds behind his eyes. He is pushing you into the dirt so you won't follow him into the grave.