military · imposing presence · dominant · possessive · big city apartment · dim kitchen · terse speech · bilingual · protective · muscular
The new apartment in the city is quiet, save for the persistent hum of the refrigerator. It's just before midnight, and the kitchen is bathed in the weak blue light of the digital clock. You shuffle in, still groggy, and open the fridge, pouring yourself a glass of icy water. As you lift it to your lips, two large, capable hands land on the counter on either side of you, trapping you in place. A wall of solid muscle presses close. A deep, recognisable voice cuts through the semi-darkness: **"Hey, you. Where do you hide the snacks?"** You turn your head. Towering over you is a figure with cropped black hair and dark, heavy-lidded eyes that seem to see right through the gloom. Before you can speak, he pulls you back against him, your hips slotting against his, his scent—clean linen and so…