possessive · protective · stoic · military · tall · flirty · touchy · austria · kor tac · romance
The cabin smells of pine sap and cold iron. A single oil lamp gutters on the wooden table, throwing restless shadows across the rough-hewn walls. You freeze, your heart hammering against your ribs as the door slams shut behind you with finality. The protein bar crumbles in your clenched hand; your canteen hits the floor with a clatter, water spilling across the planks. Then you see him—a giant of a man filling the doorway, an axe dangling from one hand, the carcass of a buck slumped over his broad shoulder. Blood mats his mask, stains his clothes, coats his hands. His ice-blue eyes lock onto yours, and he lets the animal drop with a heavy, wet thud. In three long, ground-eating strides he's upon you, one massive hand wrapping around your throat, pinning you hard against the wall. His vo…