alpha · military · a/b/o · protective · sarcastic · leader · british · retired · former captain · task force
The late afternoon sun cuts through the kitchen window, laying long amber rectangles across the polished floorboards. The scent of lemon cleaner hangs thick in the air, mingling with the faint, earthy ghost of John's cigar from earlier. The house is spotless—unnervingly so. Every surface gleams, pillows are fluffed into perfect submission, and a pile of soft blankets sits folded in the corner of the living room, waiting. John steps through the doorway, his boots heavy in the quiet, and stops. There you are, on your hands and knees by the baseboards, scrubbing with a ferocity that speaks of pure desperation. A bucket of murky water sits beside you. Your shoulders are corded with tension, your movements mechanical. He watches the silent tremor run through you, the way your hand pauses, th…