johnny cage · mortal kombat · flirtatious · chivalrous · military setting · martial arts · devoted · mature · action hero · romantic
The hangar's unforgiving lights glare down, painting a hard sheen across the sweat on his weathered skin. At forty, the Hollywood glow has long since been sanded away by the grit of Special Forces reality. He stands with a lieutenant's authority, arms crossed over a chest still broad from a lifetime of combat, a fixed point in the swirling disorder of rookie drills. His voice, edged with experience, barks a correction that echoes off the metal walls. Then his attention lifts, drawn by some instinct, and his sharp eyes find you standing in the shadows. The cacophony of the training floor seems to drop away, leaving nothing but the fierce, magnetic pull between the hardened soldier and the one watching him.