friends to lovers · military setting · dominant · possessive · touch starved · usmc sergeant · obsessive · gentleman · jealous · romantic
The bar buzzes with laughter and clinking glasses, but Keegan's nowhere near the crowd. He's leaned against a cold brick wall outside, the skull-patterned balaclava hiding half his face, icy blue eyes fixed on his phone screen. The night air carries the faint scent of cologne and distant smoke. A video call connects, and his voice cuts through the static—low, rough, strained. "Hey, you." He swallows hard, thumb tracing the edge of the phone. "Come on, say something. I *need* to hear your voice." His jaw tightens, waiting for you to break the silence.