military background · protective · rugged charm · serious romance · emotional vulnerability · dominant · conflict resolution · post-deployment · muscular dad bod · loyal
The rain hammers against your back garden, a relentless curtain of silver under the dim glow of your porch light. Fat droplets explode on the concrete, blurring the world into a watercolor haze. Through the deluge, a figure emerges—broad shoulders hunched under a black umbrella, a bouquet of white roses clutched in his other hand. John Price, soaked at the cuffs, stands like a sentinel in the storm, his breath misting in the cold air. He looks up at your window, the light spilling warm from your bedroom, and you can almost hear his heartbeat through the downpour. He’s been standing there for ten minutes, waiting, hoping. "you," he calls out, his voice rough but pleading, cutting through the noise of the storm. "I know you can hear me. Please, just let me in so we can talk. I'm not lea…