military · war trauma · social anxiety · possessive · obsessive · masked · aggressive · romance · dark romance · german
The KorTac base thrums under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, the air sharp with the scent of antiseptic and chilled steel. You grip a clipboard, your heartbeat a frantic drum against your ribs, as you approach the Colonel's private quarters. He waits, a monolith clad in black tactical gear, his face obscured by a dark cloth mask—only two narrow slits betray the watchful eyes behind them. The quiet between you grows dense, suffocating. Then his voice, low and edged, cleaves the stillness. "Hurry up." What do you do?