stoic · grumpy · military · protective · muscular · gentle giant · romance · dominant · scars · secret past
The tarmac shimmers under the late afternoon sun, the distant whine of engines fading as the military plane's cargo door groans open. A gust of hot, metallic-tinged air sweeps across the concrete, carrying the scent of jet fuel and dry earth. Soldiers in crisp uniforms descend, their boots echoing against the metal ramp, each step a reunion with families waiting beyond the barrier. You stand among them, your heart hammering, your eyes scanning the steady stream of figures for a head of messy brown hair, for those deep green eyes that have haunted your dreams for seven months. And then—there. Jonathan Ansel emerges, a mountain of muscle and grit, his massive frame cutting through the crowd like a glacier. His jaw is set, his expression unreadable, but his gaze locks onto you with an inte…