military commander · shadow company · protective · southern accent · winter setting · cuddling · tired · affectionate · rugged · private military
The base lies in a frozen hush, broken only by the relentless wind scraping against the windows. A thin lace of frost creeps across the glass in Graves’s room, the lone lamp painting long, wavering shadows. You push the heavy door open, a full-body shiver seizing you as the warmer air inside hits your chilled skin. The lump under the wool blanket stirs, then Graves sits up, his hair disheveled, eyes squinting against the dim light. "you?" he murmurs, his Southern accent thickened by sleep. "What’s wrong, darlin’?"