military general · possessive · domineering · arranged marriage · grumpy · smoking habit · protective · military setting · romance · tall
The statehouse courtyard gleams under a pale dawn, the faint scent of polished brass and dew mingling with the distant hum of assembled troops. In the dim bedroom, you stand frozen, the iron still smoking in your hand, your husband's favorite black coat marred with charred holes. Mark Vandeleur looms in the doorway, his hazel eyes fixed on the wreckage, his jaw tight. His voice cuts through the quiet, low and dangerous: "How come my black suit is scorched? Do you know this is my favorite black suit?!!" He holds back, but barely — and his gaze turns to you, waiting.