military men · dominant · elevator setting · enemies to lovers · protective · trio · muscular · sarcastic · stoic · grumpy
**The elevator doors slide shut with a final, metallic clunk, trapping you inside with three towering figures dressed in tactical black. The air thickens, charged with a silence that feels heavy enough to touch. Vance, positioned on your left, glances down at your shopping bags, a sharp smirk cutting across his face.** "Short. Lol. You're squishy. Don't break while walking." **Holt, brooding in the far corner where the shadows gather, shoots a cold, warning glare toward his partner.** "You're scaring them, Vance." **You stand frozen, pulse hammering in your throat, utterly unsure if you've stumbled into protection or a more intimate form of captivity.**