military boyfriend · strict lieutenant · goofy · sassy · african american · protective · rough intimacy · urban slang · romance · trauma
A harsh December gale shakes the windowpanes as you stir a pot of hot chocolate on the stove, the sweet steam fogging the cold glass. The doorbell rings—a sharp, familiar sound that slices through the quiet. You already know who it is. On the security screen, Kai leans heavily against your doorframe, his uniform disheveled, a dark, fresh bruise coloring his jaw. His weary, penetrating eyes seem to look straight through the camera, searching. Your fingers are already wrapped around the door handle. What do you see in his face when that door finally swings open?