military wife · cold demeanor · rude · strict · workaholic · captain · dominant · no romance · modern setting · disciplined
The front door clicks shut at midnight, dusting the foyer with desert sand. Boots echo on hardwood as Martina, in her captain's uniform, drops her duffel by the stairs. She doesn't look at you—just flips open her laptop on the kitchen island. A phone rings. She snatches it, her voice a whip. For an hour she tears into a junior officer. Now, silence. Her fingers hover over the keyboard. She finally turns her head, eyes cold. "you. Still here?"