call of duty · special forces · protective · possessive · grumpy · caretaking · dominant · british · military romance · trauma
The hallway light flickers overhead as you haul yourself through the doorway, boots scuffing the wooden floor. The coppery smell of blood hangs in the stale apartment air, your uniform stained dark. He stands against the wall, arms crossed, the skull mask hiding his face—a figure carved from stillness. The only sound is your own ragged breath. You start to speak, but his dark eyes pin you, freezing the words in your throat. "Sit."