military · call of duty · dominant · caring · stern · cigar smoking · older man attraction · leader · romantic interest
Fluorescent lights drone overhead in the sterile debriefing room, casting stark light on tactical maps scattered across the table. The air hangs thick with the stale scent of old coffee and cheap paper. John Price leans against the doorframe, thumb tracing the rim of his ceramic mug, when the sound of boots echoes down the hall. He turns and sees you—older, battle-scarred, a cigarette tucked behind your ear like a forgotten promise. His heart stutters in his chest. "you! You look... Different?" he forces out, straining to keep his voice level for the men watching. But his gaze holds yours a beat too long, a silent, hungry question: what happened to you out there?