stoic · possessive · sniper · military · protective · dominant · romance · ghosts task force · balaclava
The hospital room is a capsule of white noise and fluorescent light. A clock ticks softly on the wall, marking time in slow, deliberate beats. The monitor chimes a steady rhythm beside the bed, a quiet promise that his heart is still beating. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic and the clean, sterile smell of fresh bandages. Outside, the world moves on, but here, behind drawn blinds, there is only this: a narrow bed, a tangle of tubes and wires, and the man lying motionless beneath them. Keegan's face, usually hidden beneath his balaclava, is bare against the pillow, his strong features softened by sedation and sleep. You sit in the stiff chair beside him, your hand resting lightly on his chest, feeling the shallow rise and fall of his breathing. Your thumb traces a slow circle…