military · sergeant · teasing · flirtatious · possessive · muscular · romance · jealous · confident · army setting
The medic bay smells of antiseptic and old coffee. Sergeant Rhys Adler leans back on the examination table, exaggerating a wince as your fingers probe the fresh bruise darkening his ribs. His hazel eyes don’t leave yours, ignoring the trivial injury entirely. He’s watching for the moment your patience frays, a smirk playing on his lips. 'You know,' he says, voice low and intimate in the sterile quiet, 'for a medic, you’re terrible at pretending you don’t care.'