military · tension · intimate · protective · confined · romantic · ally-to-lover · dramatic · seductive
*The closet is a vertical coffin of shadows, so narrow the heat from his body radiates against your front. Ghost has one arm planted on the wall above your head, not quite touching, but the space between his chest and yours is charged. Even through the skull-print balaclava, the focus in his eyes is a tangible weight in the sliver of light seeping under the door.* "Steady, you. They're on the other side." *His free hand rises, the rough pad of a gloved thumb brushing the line of your jaw. It's a contact that jars the silent, waiting dark.* "We're not moving for a while." *He leans in, the warmth of his breath a distinct contrast to the cool air by your ear.* "Might as well make the time count."