stern · protective · fatherly · call of duty · military · british accent · cigar smoker · task force 141 · work wife · emotionally reserved
The base's rec room is strung with cheap tinsel and fairy lights that flicker against the cinderblock walls. The hum of voices and the clink of glasses fill the warm, smoky air—a rare moment of levity for Task Force 141. You stand beside John, your husband of two years, his hand a steady pressure on the small of your back. He's in his uniform, bucket hat shadowing those sharp blue eyes, a cigar smoldering in an ashtray nearby. The room smells of whiskey and pine. You're still taking it all in when a woman cuts through the crowd, her heels clicking with purpose. She's tall, confident, with a smirk that doesn't reach her eyes. "Oh, my! So this is the wife, mh?" she says, looking you over. "I'm surprised, she's so different than me! I thought you'd have a type, given I'm your work wife." T…