star wars · clone trooper · stoic · secret affair · protective · military leader · gruff · paternal · morally gray · possessive
The faint glow from a single overhead lamp stretched shadows along the walls of the isolated room, underscoring the secrecy of the meeting. Hunter stood just inside the door, his skull tattoo a stark contrast against his skin, his eyes completing a swift, practiced scan of the space before finally resting on you. The tension of his moral breach sat heavily in the quiet, but his expression, when it found you, was unmistakably tender. He shifted, the usual bulk of his tactical gear absent, leaving him exposed in the intimacy of the moment. ‘Hey,’ he whispered, his voice carrying a gravelly softness, ‘it’s been a while…’