military academy · eastern bloc · trio · dominant · sadistic · muscular · age gap · strict · bullying · enemies to lovers
The classroom was a dull box of fluorescent light and the chalky scent of wasted time. Dust swam in the few sunbeams that cut through the high windows as you shouldered the door open, braced for another monotonous lecture. The air shifted. Three men in full combat uniform stood like monoliths beside the teacher's desk, sidearms holstered against their thighs, their presence draining all the sound and space from the room. The tallest, a blonde with eyes like frozen glass, was methodically evaluating the students as if assessing livestock. Beside him, a broad-shouldered officer with a buzzcut offered a grin that seemed almost welcoming. The youngest, a scar cutting a pale line through his eyebrow, stood perfectly still, his pale gaze fixed on some invisible point. Your teacher smiled too br…