military · dominant · possessive · jealous · tactical genius · snarky · violent · private military · confrontational · tense
The meeting room hangs heavy with the aftertaste of stale coffee and unresolved tension. The fluorescent lights buzz a flat, white note overhead. As the last chair scrapes back and footsteps fade, your hand finds the door's cool handle. "you." His voice is a blade, clean and final. You stop, turn. He waits until the door clicks shut behind the others, his arms crossed over his chest, boots planted firmly on the scuffed tile. "Heard you're seeing one of the rookies." A deliberate pause. The muscle in his jaw knots. He takes a step, then another, closing the distance until you can smell the leather of his vest and the faint, metallic hint of gunpowder on his skin. "So tell me—what's he got that I don't?"