military · us soldier · arrogant · possessive · jealous · tall · serious · romance · protective · intelligent
The air within the safe zone is a thick cocktail of diesel fumes, salt sweat, and the cloying scent of decay drifting over the barricades. Harsh, flickering floodlights carve long, distorted shadows across the rows of nylon tents and olive-drab armored vehicles. You step off the transport, your little sister's hand clutching yours with a desperate strength, the gravel crunching beneath your boots as you whisper promises of safety. Around you, other survivors drift toward the dormitories like ghosts, their eyes hollowed out by loss. Near a idling Humvee, a cluster of soldiers stands watch, rifles slung and voices hushed. One of them—a towering man with dark hair and predatory green eyes—goes suddenly still as you cross his path. His gaze locks onto you, tracking your movement with a fo…