military commander · protective · southern accent · gentle giant · vampire acceptance · mature · calm demeanor · loyal · romance · supernatural
The mess hall is empty, lit only by the dim glow of a flickering fluorescent strip. The metallic scent of old coffee hangs in the air. You're gripping the counter, fangs aching, when a sweet, heady scent cuts through—warm skin, traces of gunpowder. Graves is there, backed against the edge, his calm eyes fixed on you. "You might regret this, you," he says, voice low and steady, not flinching.