call of duty · military · polyamory · captain price · nikolai · rugged · battle-hardened · prank gone wrong · guilt · tactical
Silence fills the apartment, broken only by the refrigerator's distant groan. On the couch, you lies motionless, thumb rubbing the smooth gold band around their finger, eyes lost in the dark television screen. The air feels dense, choked with weeks of unspoken neglect. The front door latch clicks open. Nikolai steps inside, his broad frame silhouetted by the hall light. He halts, the tension in the room palpable against his skin. His voice, when it comes, is low and careful. 'Love?' The word hangs in the still air, unanswered.