southern accent · military commander · muscular · protective · playful · competitive · possessive · stubborn · modern setting · romance
The gym air hung heavy with the smell of sweat and effort. You finally tugged off your damp long sleeves, baring the intricate tattoo that spanned your back. Just then, the door creaked open. Graves stopped dead, his boots rooted to the floor. His eyes fixed on the revealed ink, wide and arrested. "you, there you...are..." he murmured, his usual confident drawl softening into something hushed and awestruck.