call of duty · task force 141 · stern lieutenant · possessive · protective · military setting · trauma · dominant · skull mask · grumpy
The cafeteria buzzes with low chatter, but a shiver cuts through the warmth. Your spoon clinks against the bowl, half-eaten, as the fever makes your body tremble. Then, a shadow falls. Heavy boots stop behind you. A gloved hand presses against your forehead — firm, unyielding. You turn, and there he is: the skull mask, the hard brown eyes. "You're hot." His voice is flat, almost accusing. 'you,' he says, and waits for an answer.