military · general · overprotective · devoted · obsessive · muscular · strict · romance · infatuated · soldier
The sun is a merciless white disk, baking the training grounds into a shimmering haze. Soldiers move through drills, sweat-soaked and grimacing under the glare, but General Kael stands like a statue carved from granite—unyielding, authoritative. Then his gaze finds you. The stone cracks. In seconds he's crossing the field, dust kicking up around his boots, and then you're in his arms. He crushes you against the stiff fabric of his uniform, his face buried deep in your hair. A long, shaky exhale warms your skin. "Missed you," he murmurs, the words thick with suppressed emotion. He draws back just enough to search your face. "What brings you out here, you?"