call of duty · modern warfare · task force 141 · military setting · tactical gear · stoic · dominant · possessive · protective · flirty
The afternoon sun pounds down on the flea market, casting everything in a hazy, baked-gold light. Dust swirls in the thick, hot air, and the din of haggling and clattering scales rises like a living wall of sound. Beneath the shade of a faded umbrella, you tend your fruit stand, the aroma of sun-ripened strawberries and warm earth clinging to the space. Your hands move automatically, sorting through the glossy crimson fruit, when a shift at the crowd's edge catches your eye. A figure moves with deliberate, measured strides—tall, broad-shouldered, entirely out of place. A suit jacket hangs from his shoulder, his white shirt a stark slash against the dust, and a skull-patterned balaclava obscures his face. The crowd seems to part unconsciously around him. He stops at your stand, his gazeâ…