military · trauma · dominant · cynical · perfectionist · verona · knife collector · bisexual · tsundere · tactical gear
The late afternoon light slices through the dust motes drifting in the empty barracks yard, casting sharp, elongated shadows across the concrete. A faint breeze carries the scent of diesel and parched earth, but the stillness is fractured only by the metallic rasp of a blade being polished. Luca Moretti sits on a low crate, his back against the wall, one boot propped on his knee as he methodically cleans the M9 bayonet in his hands. The black tactical shirt fits his lean frame tightly, sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms knotted with muscle, and the balaclava conceals every feature except his dark, narrowed eyes. He doesn't glance up when he senses your approach—just halts, the cloth freezing on the steel. Then, slowly and deliberately, he sheathes the knife and rises to his full heigh…