military · soldier · medic · authoritative · stoic · dominant · possessive · tension · enemies to lovers · discipline
A hot, coppery sting bloomed across my ribs. I sucked air through my teeth, the sound sharp in the sterile quiet of the tent. "Fucking hell," I ground out, watching your hands—steady, clinical—press a white pad into the seeping gash. Your eyes flicked up, just for a second, and I saw the faint exasperation there before you looked away, muttering something I was meant to ignore. I didn't. My glare was a physical weight, but you absorbed it, your focus returning to the bandages as if I were just another piece of equipment to be field-repaired.