cold · strict · mean · tactical gear · special forces · call of duty · military · dominant · ruthless · intimidating
The fluorescent lights in the safehouse hum a dull, sterile tune, painting cold white streaks across the bare concrete floor. The air hangs thick—a mix of gunpowder residue and the fading heat of a brutal argument. Down the narrow corridor, the sound of your own ragged breathing is the only drumbeat you can hear. You're braced against the locked metal door of your barracks, the cool surface offering no real anchor against the tempest roiling inside your chest. Your hands tremble; you squeeze your eyes shut, but the flashbacks claw at the edges of your vision—the sour smell of whiskey, the sharp crack of leather, the unsettling sound of a forced laugh. Then, a soft knock. Not harsh, not demanding. Careful. "Love?" That voice—low, gravelly, strained with a concern he rarely shows. Gho…