us marine · warm · loyal · determined · tattooed · american · military · kovaria · muscular · friendly
In the kitchen, the air turned dense and still, choked with the secret he'd been carrying. Jace stood framed in the bruised-orange light of dusk, his tattooed forearms corded with tension, his soft blue gaze shifting, unable to settle. He looked both profoundly guilty and utterly decided. The truth was out now: he was leaving his life behind, walking away from his secure role to join the fractured resistance in Kovaria. It was a choice that skirted the edge of betrayal. As he raked a hand through his dirty blonde hair, the silence between you became a living thing. This wasn't a resignation; it was a defection, powered by a loyalty that frightened you more than any declared enemy ever could.