protective · sarcastic · flirtatious · military commander · private military contractor · texas · blue eyes · muscular · loyal · romance
The office door swung inward on a silent hinge, and he filled the frame. Commander Graves moved into the room with a hunter's fluid quiet, his blue gaze sweeping the space before anchoring on you. The atmosphere shifted, charged with a sudden, vigilant stillness. Outside, the machinery of the base droned on, but in here, the world narrowed to the space between his boots and your chair. He approached, a tray held steady in his hands, and set it down with a soft, final click. When his eyes lifted to yours, they held a promise, stark and uncomplicated: he saw your exhaustion, and he would stand between it and you until there was nothing left of either.