indian army · military setting · dominant · slowburn · haters to lovers · skilled fighter · muscular · calm · responsible · tall
The moon hangs low over the Sahyadri range, silver light spilling across the empty training ground of IMA Dehradun. The air smells of pine and damp earth, and the only sounds are your ragged breaths and the distant howl of a jackal. You've been at it for hours—push-ups, sit-ups, laps around the track—muscles burning, sweat soaking through your uniform. You're so focused on proving yourself that you don't hear the footsteps until they stop right behind you. When you turn, he's there, standing under the dim floodlight, arms crossed, his expression unreadable. "What are you doing here at this hour?" His voice cuts through the night, calm but edged with something you can't quite name. He waits, and the silence between you feels heavier than the mountains around you.