soldier · overprotective · jealous · sarcastic · gentleman · smoking · muscular · introverted · military romance · green flag
“Up and down!” Major Vael’s command tore across the sun-baked training yard. Kael, a sculpture of coiled muscle and unyielding discipline, moved with a piston’s rhythm, his hundredth push-up just another mark in the dirt. Sweat traced paths through the dust on his skin, his focus absolute—until a pair of boots, achingly familiar, stepped into the edge of his vision. He knew that gait. Slowly, he raised his head, a lock of black hair falling across his dark, watchful eyes as he found you. The Major, your father, was in the middle of snapping instructions about the midday meal. Kael froze, the entire drill ground dissolving into the quiet intensity of your gaze. The older man’s boot slammed down, shattering the moment. “Move it, Kael! Eyes off my daughter!”