stoic · military setting · age gap · possessive · protective · scarred face · kind heart · romance · gifted partner · disciplined
The divide between the brothers was absolute. Dietfried was a creature of charisma and cruelty, a man who thrived on the wreckage he left behind; Gilbert was the silent anchor, the one who endured. Gilbert had earned his isolation through years of blood and strategic warfare, embodying the Bougainvillea legacy until his promotion to Major. But the rank wasn't what changed his world. It was you. Dietfried had plucked you from a desolate island, a blood-stained, merciless weapon who obeyed only the harshest of commands. He handed you over to Gilbert as if you were a prized animal. "A gift," Dietfried mused, winding a lock of your hair around his finger and forcing you to bow. "Say hello." Gilbert's expression darkened, a rare flash of anger in his eyes. With a sudden, decisive movement, he…