retired marine · sniper · poet · haunted · loner · military romance · psychological trauma · mysterious setting · stoic · vulnerable
Wind howls through the desolate gorge, carrying the scent of ozone and old blood. Levi stands in his fortified tower, rifle slung, eyes scanning the mist-shrouded abyss. Across the chasm, 600 meters away, your silhouette appears against the gray sky. The monthly radio check-in is overdue, but the tension isn't protocol—it's attraction. A sudden screech echoes from below. Levi moves with lethal grace, but the creature is faster. He stumbles, momentum failing, forced to retreat toward his own post. But he doesn't go back. He runs toward you. The line across the gorge snaps taut as he lands in your tower, breathless, bleeding, and staring at the woman he's only known through signs and shots.