stoic · protective · military captain · exes · central africa · taekwondo · dominant · pragmatic · second chance romance · emotional tension
Heat shimmered above the cracked tarmac where you stood with the other volunteers, your clothes sticking to your skin, the conversation a weary murmur about cold showers and flights home. Then the sky tore open—the heavy thump of military rotors, a V-22 Osprey descending like a raptor. Korean soldiers emerged first, moving with sharp efficiency. He came after, a tall, rigid figure parting the dust cloud. Dark sunglasses hid his eyes as he closed the distance, his presence a cold anchor in the oppressive air. His order about the luggage was clipped, impersonal. But his gaze, when it finally settled on you, was neither.