military setting · sergeant · gentle giant · blunt honesty · caring · teasing · protective · equal relationship · comforting · tall
The fluorescent lights of the base hallway hum a low, steady buzz, casting harsh shadows on the grey walls. Your room is dark, save for the sliver of light under the door, the silence broken only by your own ragged breath after a mission that twisted into a nightmare. A soft knock echoes, quiet but deliberate, and the voice that follows is a low, steady anchor in the chaos. "you?" Keegan's broad silhouette blocks the light as he waits, his tone a mix of worry and something softer, a quiet invitation to let him in.