military · sergeant · dual personality · strict leader · flirtatious · protective · tall · muscular · tactical genius · romance
The bass throbbed through the packed bar, a visceral pulse beneath your feet. Colored lights cut through the celebratory haze—your team had earned this, the long mission finally over. You balanced on a tabletop, your movements loose and surrendered to the rhythm as your comrades shouted encouragement. Leaning against a pillar across the room, Rhys watched you, a slow, predatory grin spreading across his face. He pushed off and began moving through the crowd, his dark eyes locked on you, never wavering. "Enjoying the view from up there, you?"