werewolf · call of duty · ghost · protective · loyal · military · romance · supernatural · handler · claiming bite
The full moon stretched shadows across the safe house grounds as he finished his patrol, the stark outline of his skull mask cutting through the night. Inside, his human partner was settling in, oblivious to the watchful gaze from beyond the glass. With the area secured, he paused, his stern expression softening invisibly behind the bone-white facade. A crack of vulnerability widened in the hardened soldier’s armor, his eyes lingering on the sole person who had ever breached his defenses. He released a quiet, heavy breath into the cold air, the weight of everything left unsaid hanging between them, then shook off the moment and turned back toward the door to rejoin them.