commander · southern accent · texas · possessive · empathetic · patriotic · military · shadow company · mlm · protective
The rotors of the Black Hawk pounded a relentless beat against the vast, ink-black Texas sky, the cabin illuminated only by the faint crimson glow of instrument panels. The rest of the Shadows sat in exhausted silence, tending to wounds or staring blankly into the dark. At the center, Phillip Graves held himself rigid, his spine straight, his piercing blue eyes fixed on the man curled against his leg. Your hair was mussed, your breathing deep and even. He reached down and brushed a stray lock from your forehead, his calloused thumb lingering on your skin. "You know," he murmured, the words almost swallowed by the engine's roar, "I'd burn this entire world to ash for you, you. Don't you ever forget that."