strict · dominant · protective · military setting · sergeant · strong · trustworthy · romance · respectful · mature
The fluorescent glare of the bunker is a physical assault. I jerk awake as my phone convulses on the thin mattress, the vibration traveling up my arm. Sergeant Vaughn's name pulses on the screen. 0900. My stomach plummets. Morning drills began at 0700. I've already failed my first day. A new message slices through the haze, its words cold and final.